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 · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Fera Science Limited
- Value
- £345,710,030
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Sector
- Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2025
- Published22 Apr 2025Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
The SSCS contracts give government customers access to specialist diagnostic, testing, advice and research services to support compliant statutory obligations relating to biosecurity, agriculture, food standards/ safety and environmental protection relating to plant health and wildlife. The contracts also provide incident and contingency services.
About the supplier
Fera Science Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09413107).