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Published 6 Aug 2025, 13:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MRF - Accelerating Delivery of Predator Eradication on the Isles of Scilly

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services (77) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£1,400,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Progressing the operational plan for rat eradication on Isles of Scilly as a strategic compensatory measure funded through the Marine Recovery Fund. The plan will include planning, research and community engagement which is necessary to progress the delivery of predator reduction programme.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

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
6 Aug 2025, 13:45 BST
Last source update
6 Aug 2025, 13:45 BST
Authority reference
C29672
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046529
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05827b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

This requirement is location specific, and a third party could not deliver the measure without the Duchy of Cornwall (Landowner) and RSWT (Land Manager) agreement, Defra do not consider it appropriate to tender for this project. The only route to market option is a direct contract award by single tender action to RSWT.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    6 Aug 2025, 13:45 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,400,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not publishedAccelerating Delivery of Predator Reduction on the Isles of Scilly1 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2027£1,400,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender