Published date: 27 October 2020

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


Closing: 11 March 2020, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_236713/898327

Published date

27 October 2020

Closing date

11 March 2020

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This commission is to award a contract with the UK research partner who have been approved at EU level to deliver research services in respect of the collaborative project OPTIBERRY under the ERA-NET scheme, which is part of Horizon 2020 - the European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020).

OPTIBERRY targets mild processing and biorefinery/extraction concepts to food and non-food prototypes and (non)-food ingredients for sustainable use of berry biomass available, in particular the non-premium fruit. Berries were chosen for their economic importance and local and regionally clustered availability. In Europe almost 2 million tons of berries are grown. However, more than 15% of these berries do not enter the fresh market because of retailer-driven quality reasons, corresponding with more than 300 000 tons of non-premium fruit. Part of these non-premium fruit finds a destination in the industry but are sold at "dumping" prices (0.3-0.6 €/kg vs picking cost of 4.5 €/kg).

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Award information

Awarded date

31 March 2020

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£96,524

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The James Hutton Institute

Address

Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

XX

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

03001234500

Email

procurement@defra.gov.uk