Published date: 28 November 2018

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Awarded contract (published 18 January 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£60,000

Procurement reference

C18-0274-1289

Published date

28 November 2018

Closing date

18 December 2018

Contract start date

2 January 2019

Contract end date

29 March 2019

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The overall aim of this project is to develop a global sustainability indicator that can be used to assess the global environmental impacts of UK consumption.
A methodology will be developed following a literature review of current indicators and consideration of the potential integration of novel technologies such as Earth Observation (EO). This methodology will be tested in pilot studies focused on evaluating the extent to which two environmental pressures (deforestation and water stress) are caused by up to three specified UK agricultural commodities, within one or two selected trading partner countries. The effects of these impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services will also be considered in the methodology.
The government's 25 Year Environment Plan (25 YEP) highlights their commitment to "leave a lighter footprint on the global environment by enhancing sustainability and supporting zero deforestation supply chains," in a way which "avoids improving our domestic environment at the expense of the environment globally." However, an indicator does not currently exist to measure the UKs environmental impact overseas and therefore progress against these targets. Therefore, a MoA has been agreed between Defra and JNCC to begin work on its development.
This work will build on previous projects undertaken by JNCC on the impacts of global trade, and on other methodologies described in the literature, such as multi-regional input-output models.

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You are invited by JNCC Support Co (JNCC) to submit a tender for the supply of works or services required under the above project. If interested, you should download and carefully read the documents contained within the zip file or by following the link.http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-7697

About the buyer

Contact name

Dora Iantosca

Address

Monkstone House
City Road
Peterborough
PE1 1JY
England

Telephone

01733 866894

Email

dora.iantosca@jncc.gov.uk

Website

jncc.defra.gov.uk