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Specialist Science and Contingency Services (SSCS)

Defra · published 22 Apr 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release ID620206d7-aedd-4fcb-8777-1ee6f645114b-841531
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-be2e82b5-6c95-4be2-a71c-93d2f245d4c0
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-268869
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£345,710,030
award field
Tender value
£345,710,030
tender field
Procurement method
Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
Category
services
CPV
73000000
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery
Not stated
SW1P 4DF
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

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.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

Reported dates, without an invented lifecycle.

The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release22 Apr 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published9 Aug 2024
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2030
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

A company profile appears only when this release carries a usable company number. Name-only suppliers remain name-only.

Published name only

Fera Science Ltd

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 22 Apr 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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