PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

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DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS · published 12 Nov 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.

Contracts Finder release IDa45cd228-44f6-4b1a-9f47-1b0227308285-871768
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-3e0133b4-a712-4e3c-8d99-4901acd0bc83
Buyer identifierGB-GOR-D7
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£114,999
award field
Tender value
£114,999
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
73200000
Research and development consultancy services
Delivery
United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The role of the science commission has been invaluable to both UK policymakers and wider, therefore Defra is directly commissioning The University of Plymouth (via University of Plymouth Enterprise Ltd.) Contract awarded by Defra.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release12 Nov 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published20 Oct 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published20 Oct 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2026
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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Published name only

University of Plymouth

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 12 Nov 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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