Published date: 28 February 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 26 January 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 03000000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Research services - 73110000

    • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

    • Environmental issues consultancy services - 90713000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£299,428.93

Procurement reference

CF-0250100D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

28 February 2024

Closing date

26 January 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

19 February 2024

Contract end date

18 February 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Delivering Clean Growth through Sustainable Intensification (CGSI) project has been critical in developing a rigorous, evidence-based decarbonisation pathway for agriculture that demonstrates compliance with the 5th and 6th carbon budget (CB) periods. This work directly informed development of the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 2023) and planning for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) standards.

In preparation for the legal establishment of CB7 (2038 to 2042) it is time to refresh and update the evidence of the CGSI. We propose that this refresh looks to build on the successes of CGSI by filling evidence gaps around currently unquantified or exploratory measures in the CBDP, identify new mitigation technologies and innovations, refresh the trajectory in preparation for CB7, and explore potential for a long-term service agreement to test and implement evidence-based policy decisions. In advance, the successful contractor will receive a list of the unquantified/exploratory measures (also found in the published Net Zero growth plan), but also encouraged to explore other alternative emerging solutions. The refresh should adopt and enforce Maximum Technical Potential (MTP), ensuring the MTPs given for each measure are robust and credible. (MTP represents the maximum carbon savings that would be possible if we ignore limitations of cost, logistics and other non-market barriers). In reality the effective potential will be significantly lower or take longer than 30 years to deliver (i.e., not necessarily contributing to the 2050 target).

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Award information

Awarded date

15 February 2024

Contract start date

19 February 2024

Contract end date

18 February 2027

Total value of contract

£299,428.93

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

SAC Commercial Ltd

Address

Peter Wilson Building
King's Buildings
West Mains Road EH9 3JG

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Jemma Godleman

Address

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham St,
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom

Email

jemma.godleman@defra.gov.uk