Defra Network eTendering Portal · Awarded contract
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Supply of Variety Trials for AHDB's Recommended List Project 2021 to 2026

Awarded 20 Jun 2021

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Awarded20 Jun 2021
Value£4,632,636.00
SupplierAgrii,Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI),Elsoms Wheat Ltd,Envirofield Ltd,Elsoms Seeds Ltd,Frontier Agriculture Ltd,Harper Adams University,KWS UK Ltd,Limagrain UK Ltd,NIAB,RAGT Seeds,RSK ADAS LTD,Saaten Union (UK) Ltd,SAC Commercial Ltd,Scottish Agronomy,STC Research Foundation,Syngenta UK Ltd,Trials Force
AgencyDefra Network eTendering Portal
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryAgriculture & Farming
Ended 6d ago5y 4mo term
Awarded 20 June 2021Expired 31 Oct 2026

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Defra Network eTendering Portal awarded a contract to Agrii, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Elsoms Wheat Ltd, Envirofield Ltd, Elsoms Seeds Ltd, Frontier Agriculture Ltd, Harper Adams University, KWS UK Ltd, Limagrain UK Ltd, NIAB, RAGT Seeds, and RSK ADAS for the supply of variety trials for AHDB's Recommended List Project 2021 to 2026.

The contract, valued at £4,632,636, involves running cereal and oilseed variety testing trials to provide data for the selection of crop varieties into recommended and described variety lists.

The trials are contracted for an initial period of 16 months from June 2021 to end October 2022, with possible annual extensions up to a maximum of 48 months (to end September 2026).

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