Published date: 21 March 2019

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


Closing: 1 March 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£49,934

Procurement reference

tender_202520/754919

Published date

21 March 2019

Closing date

1 March 2018

Contract start date

1 March 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

The government is committed to involving a wide range of stakeholders in every stage of the process of designing the Environmental Land Management System (ELMS) to ensure that we form an agricultural policy which benefits British farmers, the environment, consumers, taxpayers and the wider rural community. We are, therefore, urgently seeking valuable subject-specific social science expertise to our evidence base and provide access to the most current co-design approaches to inform our programme of work.

The social science team within the ELM Programme aims to support agri-environment policy development and respond to the Secretary of State's requirement for the next generation of agri-environment instruments to be simple, "provide flexibility, putting more management decisions in the hands of farmers" and "deliver more for the environment" .

The provision of expert social science input must be delivered by a contractor with advanced qualifications in a relevant social science discipline; extensive experience of conducting research relating to farmer decision-making and stakeholder engagement in an agricultural context; and providing research findings relevant to and in collaboration with a government department. The contractor will follow the Government Social Research (GSR) Professional Guidance on ethical research conduct; meet the quality requirements outlined by the GSR; and have a clear protocol for collecting and storing data.

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Award information

Awarded date

1 March 2018

Contract start date

1 March 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Total value of contract

£49,934

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

University of Sheffield

Address

Department of Geography, Winter Street, Sheffield. S10 2TN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Defra
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

0

Email

network.procurement@defra.gov.uk