Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c28-952c-729c-908b-f503ab0607f2/trade-pathways-rd closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Trade Pathways R&D [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal) Incumbent usually keeps it Estimated value £50,000 Published 25 Oct 2018 Deadline Closed 19 Nov 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Defra wishes to commission research which will answer the following questions: - What are the commodity types, the value and net mass of controlled commodities cleared in the EU and then transported to the UK? - Where does this trade enter the EU, leave the EU, and enter the UK? - How might trade flows change in the following scenarios if the EU ceased to check third country goods destined for the UK (meaning they were checked at the UK border instead): o If the UK is a member of the Customs Union - no tariffs on EU-UK movements. o If UK is out of Customs Union - tariffs on EU-UK movements. ## CPV classification Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/9001f160-aa98-4571-ba4d-ec2ff299d026) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Defra Network eTendering Portal: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal) [Sector More Agriculture, farming & fishing products tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/agriculture-farming-fishing) ## More tenders like this [Fruit vegetables – Fourniture de fruits et légumes frais · Centre Hospitalier Public du Cotentin · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-8a72-710c-9e90-632969f5c67f/france-fruit-vegetables-fourniture-de-fruits-et-legumes-frais) [Vegetables, fruits and nuts – część I: sukcesywne dostawy ziemniaków I warzyw część II: sukcesywne dostawy owoców część III: sukcesywne dostawy wiśni, śliwek, truskawek, malin I borówek · Komenda Portu Wojennego Gdynia · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-5321-72f0-a04f-e019df985722/poland-vegetables-fruits-and-nuts-czesc-i-sukcesywne-dostawy-ziemniakow-i) [Vegetables – Fourniture de LEGUMES ET PRODUITS D'ALIMENTATION GENERALE pour les besoins du CENTRE PENITENTIAIRE DE LUXEMBOURG à Schrassig pendant l'année 2027 · Centre pénitentiaire de Luxembourg · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-38ca-715d-ac7d-e32ebfd731ca/luxembourg-vegetables-fourniture-de-legumes-et-produits-dalimentation-gener) [Agricultural and horticultural products – „Периодични доставки на фуражи за селскостопански животни за нуждите на Земеделски институт /ЗИ/ Стара Загора, по три обособени позиции” · ЗЕМЕДЕЛСКИ ИНСТИТУТ - СТАРА ЗАГОРА · 15 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0c84-70bf-9774-05e3a4cb88c4/bulgaria-agricultural-and-horticultural-products-periodicni-dostavki-na-fur) [Vegetables – Fourniture de légumes et alimentation générale · Centre pénitentiaire d'Uerschterhaff · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1066-71d2-993a-1e34ac67002f/luxembourg-vegetables-fourniture-de-legumes-et-alimentation-generale) [Trees – Raamovereenkomst "leveren bomen en vakbeplanting" Gemeente Veenendaal · Gemeente Veenendaal · 44 days left · 2 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-94fb-73c9-9d1c-a948f4aaee26/netherlands-trees-raamovereenkomst-leveren-bomen-en-vakbeplanting-gemeente)