Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Defra Network eTendering Portal · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- NFU
- Value
- £1,370,231
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 001935-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Jan 2025
- Published20 Jan 2025Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice, indicating that Defra intends to enter into a contract with the National Farmers Union (NFU) to undertake a three-year project of badger vaccination and research activities in three (3) pilot areas in Cornwall.<br/><br/>Defra aims to award this contract in February 2025 so this Notice confirms that a voluntary standstill period will be in effect for ten (10) days from the date of publication of this notice.
About the supplier
NFU: every public contract they have won.