Published date: 23 December 2019

Last edited date: 16 January 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 27 January 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Services incidental to agricultural production - 77110000

  • Environmental issues consultancy services - 90713000

    • Landscape protection services - 90721100

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£10,000 to £15,000

Procurement reference

WWF/CF019/004

Published date

23 December 2019

Closing date

27 January 2020

Contract start date

5 February 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

'Sustainable agriculture' is one of three components within the 'Restoring Nature in Food Production' pillar of the Tesco/WWF Partnership.

The Partnership is addressing the environmental impacts that the UK agricultural sector has on soil carbon, water quality, biodiversity and greenhouse gas emissions. Together, we are driving the uptake of more sustainable practices through farm advice on the ground and by engaging in policy-based and finance-based advocacy.

Market-based levers, such as through farm assurance schemes like Red Tractor, offer a direct way for Tesco and WWF to drive improvements in environmental outcomes from agriculture.
WWF and Tesco wish to commission a consultant to undertake an evaluation of Red Tractor in order to assess the gap between the Red Tractor standards and best practice, and understand impediments to achieving changes to on-farm practices through Red Tractor implementation. In addition, we would like the consultant to consider the degree to which requirements of Tesco's Sustainable Farming Groups (SFGs) for UK producers contribute to advancing environmental outcomes.

The output from this piece of work will be a short paper with recommendations. We are looking for a consultancy solution that can demonstrate expert knowledge of the literature which identifies best practice agri-environmental farm management practices, expert knowledge of agri-environmental regulations, and in-depth interviewing expertise and ability to undertake research on sensitive subjects.

For further information, please refer to the attached Terms of Reference. Please submit your proposal by midday, 27th January 2020 to the WWF-UK contact named below. Your proposal must contain:
- Your approach and proposed methodology to address the Objectives and Tasks
- An analysis of how you fulfil the required skill set
- Names and CVs of all staff who will work on the consultancy, and proposed roles
- A fee proposal including:
o Total days and day rates for each member of staff who will work on the consultancy
o Any travel/ancillary costs
o Your VAT status with VAT, if applicable, clearly identified

More information

Attachments

Additional text

Please submit your proposal by midday, 27th January 2020 to the WWF-UK contact named above. Your proposal must contain:
- Your approach and proposed methodology to address the Objectives and Tasks
- An analysis of how you fulfil the required skill set
- Names and CVs of all staff who will work on the consultancy, and proposed roles
- A fee proposal including:
o Total days and day rates for each member of staff who will work on the consultancy
o Any travel/ancillary costs
o Your VAT status with VAT, if applicable, clearly identified

About the buyer

Contact name

Conor Linstead

Address

The Living Planet Centre,Brewery Road
Woking
GU214LL
England

Telephone

01483 412470

Email

CLinstead@wwf.org.uk

Website

wwf.org.uk