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# Specialist Science and Contingency Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-science-and-contingency-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04ede8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: "Specialist Science and Contingency Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-environment-food-and-rural-affairs-GB-FTS-139505)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Endangered species protection services, Environmental monitoring other than for construction, Environmental protection, Environmental rehabilitation (+15 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £345,710,030 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04ede8`

## 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/specialist-science-and-contingency-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04ede8#tl-md)

## Description
This notice is for information only and is not a call for competition. Defra would like to notify their intention to directly award a service contract for Specialist Science and Contingency Services having identified no alternative provider, through extensive market engagement, with the capability and capacity to deliver the services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 73100000, 73110000, 73111000, 73112000, 73200000, 79311300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The existing Long Term Service Agreement framework will expire 31 March 2025. Defra sought a replacement commercial arrangement to provide critical scientific evidence and contingency services to support its policy making and operational responsibili...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 009686-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Fera Science Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-170793`
  - Value: £345,710,030 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 009686-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £345,710,030
  - Signed Date: 17/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009686-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-17T14:20:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:49:52.911Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04ede8