Tender Results of Department For Environment Food & Rural Affairs

Supply of Microbiological Media Plate Stacker-System for the automated preparation of petri dishes with microbiological media to be used for the identification of bacteria in environmental water samples To apply please respond to the attached Request for Quotation and return to Andy Fegan (andy.fegan@environment-agency.gov.uk) by 12:00 on August 18th 2023.

RDE741 Impact of waste management processes on success rates for reuniting dead cats and dogs found by the roadside with their owners-This project will assess the necessary processes, infrastructure and resources required to facilitate successful reunification of dead cats found by the roadside with their owners. The project is also expected to identify blockers to successful reunification, examples of effective systems already in operation and best practices. The intention is that this information will assist Defra to work with Local Authorities to develop a best practice guide.

Supply of Liquid Handling Robot- Molecular Biology-Purchase of a liquid handling robot to automate and increase the capacity of various steps in our molecular workflow, including qPCR plate setup, NGS library preparation as well as general liquid handling of samples between a variety of plasticware.

Supply of Automate Gel Electrophoresis System-Supply of an automated gel electrophoresis system that provides reliable quality control assessment of DNA and RNA samples for Next Generation Sequencing workflows, with minimal hands-on time.

Supply and Installation Two Laboratory Water Purtification Systems-Supply and installation of two 2 bench standing water purification systems for use in an environmental analytical laboratory. To be used for the production of type 1 and type 3 laboratory water. The type 1 water will be used for the preparation of reagents and analytical standards. To apply please respond to the attached Request for Quotation and return to Andy Fegan (

RDE715 Animal welfare indicators for precision bred cattle sheep and turkey-Precision breeding technologies, such as gene editing, have the potential to improve the health and welfare of animals, and improve the sustainability and resilience of farming systems. Such technologies can enable new traits to be developed more precisely and more efficiently than traditional breeding techniques. There are already examples of research taking place across the UK to develop resistance against some devastating diseases such as porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome in pigs,...

External Storage for Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory Materials-Supply and installation of 2 x Cold Storage Containers suitable for external use to be used for the storage of materials used with Molecular Biology and Microbiology. Supply and installation of 1 x External Dry Store suitable for external use, to be used for the storage of materials used in Molecular Biology and Microbiology

Supply and Delivery of Bench Top Flow Cytometer-Supply and delivery of a Bench Top Flow Cytometer. This will be used for both bacterial counts and eukaryote analysis. The primary, initial purpose is to enumerate bacteria from water samples likely to contain low bacterial numbers. A secondary purpose is to determine ploidy in fish cells.

Cereals and Oilseeds Farm and Trade Assurance processes - an independent study into how assurance works and why supply chains require it.-There is a clear lack of accessible facts and insight for grower levy payers into what is required beyond the farmgate and of imported grain. The current situation presents a material risk to farm level support for farm assurance. As such, AHDB have been asked by industry partners to commission an independent exercise into gathering evidence on exactly how assurance processes work for domestic and imported grain and why they are needed through the supply chain. The work will have an eviden...

Cereals stand build 2024 Hertfordshire-AWARDED - AHDB are looking for a supplier to provide the design, production, build and dismantling of stand with marquee including raised flooring, interactive graphic installs providing an open and inviting space to draw people in. Cereals is the UK's technical event for the arable industry. Over 18,000 farmers, agronomists, and industry experts visit Cereals each year to discover the latest arable innovations, hear from key opinion leaders, and find the best arable products and service...