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

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Harper Adams University](/contract-winners/harper-adams-university/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £67,359
- Tender value: £67,359
- Award date: 12 November 2025
- Published: 17 November 2025
- Contract start: 10 November 2025
- Contract end: 10 July 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 5403cd2b-5d15-47d1-a41f-270327d5460f-872413
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-33107ff0-f50d-4315-af17-0e8217d5e9b2

## 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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5403cd2b-5d15-47d1-a41f-270327d5460f-872413)