Published date: 8 November 2024

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


Closing: 22 October 2024, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental standards other than for construction - 90711200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£162,000

Procurement reference

CF-0400100D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

8 November 2024

Closing date

22 October 2024

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

22 October 2024

Contract end date

31 January 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

The opportunity was not advertised, because for example only one supplier is capable of delivering the requirement, or due to extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

An agreement with the British Standards Institution to developed a Publicly Available Specification ("PAS") to assess safety & efficacy of Methane Suppressing Feed Products ("MSFPs").

The 2023 Carbon Budget Delivery Plan identifies the use of MSFPs as the single largest potential policy contributor to reductions in agricultural green house gas emissions. MSFPs work by reducing the amount of enteric methane that ruminants emit.

Defra announced plans to incentivise the uptake of safe and effective MSFPs once suitable products enter the market (expected from 2025).

The PAS will allow MSFPs to be assessed against the Food Additive Regulations. The PAS will allow efficacy and safety of MSPFs to be independently measured and assessed. There is currently no British or International Standard for assessing the safety and efficacy of methane suppressing feed products.

See the specification for a full description of this contracts scope.

More information

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

23 October 2024

Contract start date

22 October 2024

Contract end date

31 January 2026

Total value of contract

£162,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

BSI Standards Limited

Address

BSI, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Tom Redfearn

Address

Lateral House, 8 City Walk
Leeds
LS11 9AT
UK

Telephone

07920053570

Email

tom.redfearn@defra.gov.uk