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# Provision and Maintenence of a Vegetable and Pea Genebank to Facilitate R&D Need

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-and-maintenence-of-a-vegetable-and-pea-genebank-to-facilitate-r-d-need-ocds-h6vhtk-0389de). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Defra Group Commercial: "Provision and Maintenence of a Vegetable and Pea Genebank to Facilitate R&D Need". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £4,200,000. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Defra Group Commercial](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defra-group-commercial-GB-FTS-138262)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £4,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** Not published
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0389de`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-and-maintenence-of-a-vegetable-and-pea-genebank-to-facilitate-r-d-need-ocds-h6vhtk-0389de#tl-md)

## Description
Provision and Maintenence of a Vegetable and Pea Genebank to Facilitate R&D Need
A two lot project, lot one hosting a collection of vegetable genetic material and lot two hosting a collection of pea genetic material. 
Project aims for both lots are:

•	Protecting our most important food and forage crops in an effort to safeguard global food security
•	Minimising genetic erosion and safeguard the genetic diversity of farmed and wild plants
•	Conserving and sustainably using our plant genetic resources
•	Sharing the benefits arising from the conservation and sustainable use of our plant genetic resources

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034072-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-12-01T14:18:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T15:10:37.605Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0389de