Fungicide Performance on wheat, barley & oilseed rape

AHDB's Fungicide Performance project on wheat, barley and oilseed rape are consistently rated by levy payers as the projects they value the most after the Recommended Lists. High quality, independent information on the performance of new and established benchmark fungicides is vital to maintain a competitive UK arable sector. The project is designed to deliver relevant up to date information to levy payers and as such it is continually evolving in response to changes in the scientific method, fungicide development and changing disease pressures. The successful supplier must be able to offer this flexibility and make a significant contribution to the on-going development of the project and must be able to demonstrate up to date and relevant knowledge of plant pathological methods, fungicide developments and on farm disease management in their proposal.

As well as conducting trials and interpreting the results the successful supplier will be required to undertake a range of knowledge transfer activities, including platform presentations, field demonstrations and liaison with agrochemical manufacturers.

A critical element of the project is the collaboration agrochemical companies supplying fungicides to the arable sector in the UK. They supply unregistered, under development products to the project in anticipation of product registration, in order that a robust set of data is available on product performance at the point of registration.

Additional information: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help.