# Research DNA metabarcoding

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Forestry Commission, acting through Forestry England \(hereinafter referred to as Forestry England\)](/buyers/forestry-commission-acting-through-forestry-england-hereinafter-referred-to-as-forestry-england/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: NatureMetrics
- Award value: £1,000,000
- Tender value: £1,000,000
- Award date: 21 December 2022
- Published: 8 August 2023
- Contract start: 16 January 2023
- Contract end: 15 January 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2b4e4f60-e3aa-40f9-b05a-d3c8eac85a9a-670219
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-83119189-e8f8-4d99-bdca-2939cb111738

## Description

FRAMEWORK AWARDED We intend to award a Framework Agreement for the analysis of eDNA and DNA through metabarcoding\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b4e4f60-e3aa-40f9-b05a-d3c8eac85a9a-670219)