Official UK procurement notice
Disease Risk Analysis and Health Surveillance & Vertebrate Ecotoxicology
Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCollaborative agreement, for: There are two programmes covered by this MoA between Natural England and the Institute of Zoology – Disease Risk Analysis and Health Surveillance and Vertebrate Ecotoxicology. Disease Risk Analysis and Health Surveillance Since 1999, Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme (SRP) has funded a number of conservation translocations and re-introductions. The Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have undertaken the necessary disease risk analyses and health surveillance for these projects including the monitoring of animal health before, during and after release. This project will enable the appropriate disease risk analysis to be undertaken for animals that are to be released in this financial year and the continued monitoring of those animals that have been released, where appropriate. This is necessary whether the origin of these species are ex-situ populations destined for rein
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Aug 2025, 15:13 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2025, 13:31 BST
- Authority reference
C29841- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049489- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058074Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Collaborative agreement with Partner making in-kind contributions.
- Risks
Supplier failure (remote risk)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
14 Aug 2025 → 18 Aug 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends14 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published18 Aug 2025, 13:31 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published4 Aug 2025, 15:13 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published4 Aug 2025, 16:06 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Aug 2025, 13:31 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoological Society of LondonMoA - Disease Risk Analysis & Health Surveillance for the Species Recovery Prog18 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027Extensions: None enacted so far. Date 31/03/2027 would be first date likely to be agreed. · Options: By the written agreement of the Parties. | £232,890 | 4 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
MoA - Disease Risk Analysis & Health Surveillance for the Species Recovery Prog · Zoological Society of London
- Signed
- 18 Aug 2025
- Value
- £232,890
- Period
- 19 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- None enacted so far. Date 31/03/2027 would be first date likely to be agreed.
- Options
- By the written agreement of the Parties.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSBeneficiary authority
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcess contact pointProcuring entityUndertaking procurement process on behalf of Customer, Natural England.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Institute of ZoologyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender