# Feasibility study of using antivirals to treat honey bee disease > A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS. ## Key facts - Public buyer: [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards) - Contract winner: [Fera Science Ltd](/contract-winners/fera-science/public-sector-contract-awards) - Award value: £174,127 - Tender value: £174,127 - Award date: 28 August 2016 - Published: 18 November 2016 - Contract start: 28 August 2016 - Contract end: 30 December 2017 - Stage: awarded - Procurement category: services - Notice ID: 65ad99d2-7b46-4288-a7ed-9b669f38f651-107689 - OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1ca20ce9-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b ## Description 01 - Agree final list of antiviral compounds 02 - Establish virus bioassays\. 03 - Efficacy testing antiviral compounds 04 - Safety testing of anti-virals\. ## Related contract awards - [Consultancy One CCS Framework RM1502 Lot 4\.1: Commercial Financial Advice for the Thames Tideway Tunnel Project](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-001d31d2-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b): DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS - [Quality Assuring the Animal Health Advice provided via the HerdAdvance project](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-68e6a238-4248-4beb-b64b-b080f554ab54): DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS - [AHDB Potato Planting, Crop Development and Potato Lifting Tender](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-eef06bf1-0f09-48da-aacc-5da7f3c368a3): DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS - [RDE888 - Provision of statutory shellfish monitoring services for Scotland, Engl](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f032bf8f-d3aa-4db9-a8ec-e2c3f4e3a692): Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science - [RDE993 - Expansion of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance \(NMR\) honey database for authen](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-aad9d9e3-b86a-4ab7-8932-f7a5d43aba40): Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs - [RDE997 - MMO1475 - Collection of social impact data relating to the Berried Lobs](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-add042c9-503e-4070-aa28-230b8f079c8f): Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs ## Source [View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65ad99d2-7b46-4288-a7ed-9b669f38f651-107689)