Published date: 30 March 2021

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


Closing: 6 January 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 03000000

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

SW1P 3JR

Value of contract

£74,257

Procurement reference

tender_254875/947417

Published date

30 March 2021

Closing date

6 January 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

10 February 2021

Contract end date

28 February 2022

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

Background
There is a wealth of evidence on the potential productivity and sustainability opportunities offered by improved nutrient resource use efficiency and greater circularity. In addition to more precise and targeted application approaches, processing technology that produces improved organic fertilisers is becoming widespread. Additives and active ingredients added into fertiliser products can improve plant uptake. And industrial carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology could in future reduce manufacturing emissions from more conventional fertilisers.
Terms such as 'enhanced efficiency fertilisers', 'low carbon fertilisers' and 'low emissions fertilisers' are increasingly used (often used inter-changeably) but are poorly defined. Comparison of benefits and risks of the wide range of products is also difficult. For the purpose of this ITT, 'enhanced efficiency' and 'low-emissions' fertilisers are assumed to be equivalent, referring to novel products that by way of their ingredient content or manufacturing process, give rise to reduced greenhouse gas and/or ammonia emissions over their full lifecycle, as compared to conventional equivalents. This ITT sub-divides enhanced efficiency fertilisers into three categories; plant biostimulants; inhibited fertilisers; controlled release fertilisers.

Safe and effective use of enhanced efficiency fertilisers could significantly increase resource use efficiency and crop quality. Concurrently, they may release land from food production, improve environmental quality whilst reducing waste and greenhouse gas intensity. Plant bio-stimulants can also offer crop protection (e.g. climate, disease and pest) benefits, whilst some products offer other co-benefits (e.g. soil improvement). Increased consumer demand for healthy/environmentally sound products, high fertiliser prices and ambitious HMG climate and environmental goals are expected to drive increased adoption of enhanced efficiency fertili

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

CONTRACTS FINDER - OPPORTUNITY

  • Opportunity
  • Published 27 November 2020

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

10 February 2021

Contract start date

10 February 2021

Contract end date

28 February 2022

Total value of contract

£74,257

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

RSK ADAS Limited

Address

Spring Lodge. Helsby, Cheshire. WA6 0AR

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

00

Email

DGCEnquiries@defra.gov.uk

Website

https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk