Awarded· 17 Mar 2025
Specialist Science and Contingency Services
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Westminster, London
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has awarded Specialist Science and Contingency Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Westminster.
Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 14:20
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About this tender
In brief
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has awarded Specialist Science and Contingency Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Westminster. The contract went to Fera Science. It was awarded on 17 March 2025. The contract value is £345,710,030.
It is run as a negotiated without publication of a contract notice. Find a Tender published it on 17 March 2025. The notice number is 009686-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ede8.
Summary of the contracting process
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has completed the procurement process for a contract titled "Specialist Science and Contingency Services". This falls under the industry category of research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV code: 73000000). The contract, awarded on 17 March 2025, involves the provision of critical scientific evidence and emergency response capabilities related to food and the environment.
It covers services within the United Kingdom. This procurement stage is the award stage, having directly awarded the contract to Fera Science Ltd due to the absence of competition for technical reasons. The initial contract period is for five years, with the option to extend for an additional five years (+2+1+1+1), and it will ensure a seamless continuation of statutory services.
The contract's value is £345,710,030.
The notice in full
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)
- 01
Lot 1
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 responsibilities including emergency response capabilities in relation to food and the environment. The contract is also used by other government departments, including but not limited to the Food Standards Agency and the Home Office.
The supplier has the ability to deliver reliable, high-quality business and scientific services competitively; well-proven transition and transformational capabilities within challenging timeframes; and possesses a vision and commitment to enhance relevant scientific capability
into the future. The seamless continuation of services is essential due to statutory requirements, and Defra therefore must have a supplier that has the required capabilities in place within the timescales outlined.
The contract is awarded for an initial period of five years and has the option to extend for an additional five years (+2+1+1+1).
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Fera Science
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £345,710,030
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
Not stated in the notice: lots.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 009686-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ede8
- CPV code
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services; 73100000 - Research and experimental development services; 73110000 - Research services; 73111000 - Research laboratory services; 73112000 - Marine research services; 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services; 79311300 - Survey analysis services; 80000000 - Education and training services; and 12 more
- CPV division
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services; 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security; 80 - Education and training services; 85 - Health and social work services; 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Location
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Town
- South West London
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- Electoral ward
- St James's
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Region
- London
- Sub-region
- Westminster and City of London
- Area
- Inner London - West
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Leonie Cormac
- Address
- London, SW1P 4DF · London · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Fera Science
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Find-court-tribunal.service.gov.ukfind-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-jus…
- Gov.ukgov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-fo…
- Gov.ukgov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-serv…
- Latest noticefind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009686-2025
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-04ede8 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Specialist Science and Contingency Services
Who won the Specialist Science and Contingency Services contract?
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs awarded the contract to Fera Science on 17 March 2025.
How much is the Specialist Science and Contingency Services contract worth?
The contract value is £345,710,030.
Who is the buyer for Specialist Science and Contingency Services?
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, based in Westminster, London. The named contact is Leonie Cormac.
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