Published date: 18 October 2021

Last edited date: 9 November 2021

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


Closing: 14 April 2020, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£39,964

Procurement reference

tender_236774/1006471

Published date

18 October 2021

Closing date

14 April 2020

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

15 June 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

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

Part (i) cattle production systems
An evidence review is required to assess the consumer health and environmental impacts of cattle production systems, specifically with regards to farm type (housed, pasture, mixed). A clear appreciation of the merits, trade-offs and wider impacts of different systems is needed, ranging from 100% pasture-based approaches to more common conventional contemporary practices. As such, a comprehensive analysis of the underlying evidence comparing different cattle production systems and their limitations is sought.
Part (ii) omega enriched chicken
Purportedly health-promoting "functional foods" represent a growing presence in the marketplace and little is known about any wider potential trade-offs and environmental/health impacts associated with changes in production systems. Defra is seeking to more fully understand the evidence on whether meat/eggs from chickens reared on an omega-3 enhanced diet have a human health impact arising from unique nutritional merit and whether there any significant changes in environmental impact compared to conventional mixed feeding strategies.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Evidence Review: Consumer health and environmental impacts of (i) cattle production systems and (ii) omega enriched chicken.

  • Opportunity
  • Published 24 March 2020, last edited 9 April 2020

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Award information

Awarded date

15 June 2020

Contract start date

15 June 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£39,964

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

RSK ADAS Limited

Address

Spring Lodge, Cheshire, WA6 0AR

Reference

Companies House number: 10486936

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

DEFRA
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

dgcenquires@defra.gov.uk