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RDE855 - A Review of the Comparative Advantages of Certified versus Farm Saved S

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
London
Delivery: British Oversea Territories
Contract value
£67,359ex VAT
Submissions closed
9 November 2025
Published
17 November 2025

Procurement

Contract period
10 November 2025 - 10 July 2026
8 months
Procedure type
Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV classifications
  • 73200000 Research and development consultancy services

What happened

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs awarded this contract to Harper Adams University worth £67,359 on 12 Nov 2025. The contract runs until 10 Jul 2026.

Description

The aim of the project is to provide data to enable a review of the current policy that prohibits the marketing of farm saved seed and consider whether the evidence supports this policy continuing, or if other policies could be considered, such as allowing farmers to exchange farm saved seed (as proposed in the EU). Contract awarded by Defra.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Harper Adams University
Award value
£67,359
Award date
12 November 2025

Contact

Address
Seacole Building 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF
Contact name
Bo-Jess Brooks

Identifiers

Buyer reference
CF-0570300D8d000003VQwdEAG
Notice ID
5403cd2b-5d15-47d1-a41f-270327d5460f-872413
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-33107ff0-f50d-4315-af17-0e8217d5e9b2

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