Published date: 17 September 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 9 October 2020, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 77000000

  • Environmental issues consultancy services - 90713000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£15,000 to £40,000

Procurement reference

WWF/CF021/004

Published date

17 September 2020

Closing date

9 October 2020

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

19 October 2020

Contract end date

25 January 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

WWF-UK and Tesco are in partnership with an overall goal to reduce the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket by 50%. The partnership encompasses a range of issues such as climate change, seafood, commodities, deforestation, landscapes, and water.

As part of this partnership, WWF-UK would like to commission a study to examine trends and potential future developments in global sourcing areas for UK imported fruit and vegetables (F&V).

We are seeking proposals from suitably experienced consultancies and specialists to address the following questions:

1. Given current trends in climate, economic development and production volumes, which existing major global sourcing areas for irrigated fruit or vegetables are likely to see increased or reduced production, and what are the associated changes in water stress and biodiversity?

2. What new areas are likely to emerge as important export- focused production areas for F&V, and what is the likely scale of increased water use for agriculture, loss of freshwater and terrestrial biodiversity. For these emerging areas, what is their vulnerability to climate change impacts?

We would like to understand these trends in the short (5-10 years) and longer term (10-20 years) and, for existing major sourcing countries, how this might affect sub-country level sourcing areas.

Please refer to the attached Request for Proposals for information about how to respond to this opportunity. Proposals should be submitted by 9th October 2020, by email to Conor Linstead, Freshwater Specialist, WWF-UK: clinstead@wwf.org.uk.

Please note that WWF-UK would prefer to contract using our attached Standard Terms and Conditions. Any alternative proposals should be highlighted at the time of responding to the opportunity.

More information

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Please refer to the attached Request for Proposals for information about how to respond to this opportunity. Proposals should be submitted by 9th October 2020, by email to Conor Linstead, Freshwater Specialist, WWF-UK: clinstead@wwf.org.uk.

Please note that WWF-UK would prefer to contract using the attached Standard Terms and Conditions. Any alternative proposals should be highlighted at the time of responding to the opportunity.

About the buyer

Contact name

Conor Linstead

Address

The Living Planet Centre,Brewery Road
Woking
GU214LL
England

Telephone

01483 412470

Email

clinstead@wwf.org.uk

Website

wwf.org.uk