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

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
London
Direct award
1 September 2025 to 31 March 2027

Development of an operational plan for rat eradication on the Isles of Scilly, serving as a strategic compensatory measure. The scope includes research, project planning, and community engagement activities required to facilitate the delivery of the predator reduction programme over an 19-month period.

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Awarded value: £1.4m; As published
Published: 6 August 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 6 August 2025
Contract length: 19 months; Ends 31 March 2027

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of ecological research, strategic planning, and community engagement services to support large-scale invasive species predator eradication programmes.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
6 August 2025
Contract awarded
6 August 2025
Contract starts
1 September 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2027

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/325477/mrf-accelerating-delivery-of-predator-eradication-on-the-isles-of-scilly
Buyer reference: C29672
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05827b
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. MRF - Accelerating Delivery of Predator Eradication on the Isles of Scilly. Contract award, 6 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/325477/mrf-accelerating-delivery-of-predator-eradication-on-the-isles-of-scilly (accessed 12 October 2026).