Published date: 29 November 2023

This notice was replaced on 29 November 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Opportunity (published 29 November 2023, last edited 12 December 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Research services - 73110000

    • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

    • Environmental issues consultancy services - 90713000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1

Procurement reference

CF-0193400D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

29 November 2023

Closing date

12 January 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2024

Contract end date

31 January 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Delivering Clean Growth through Sustainable Intensification (CGSI) project has been critical in developing a rigorous, evidence-based decarbonisation pathway for agriculture that demonstrates compliance with the 5th and 6th carbon budget (CB) periods. This work directly informed development of the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 2023) and planning for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) standards.

In preparation for the legal establishment of CB7 (2038 to 2042) it is time to refresh and update the evidence of the CGSI. We propose that this refresh looks to build on the successes of CGSI by filling evidence gaps around currently unquantified or exploratory measures in the CBDP, identify new mitigation technologies and innovations, refresh the trajectory in preparation for CB7, and explore potential for a long-term service agreement to test and implement evidence-based policy decisions. In advance, the successful contractor will receive a list of the unquantified/exploratory measures (also found in the published Net Zero growth plan), but also encouraged to explore other alternative emerging solutions. The refresh should adopt and enforce Maximum Technical Potential (MTP), ensuring the MTPs given for each measure are robust and credible. (MTP represents the maximum carbon savings that would be possible if we ignore limitations of cost, logistics and other non-market barriers). In reality the effective potential will be significantly lower or take longer than 30 years to deliver (i.e., not necessarily contributing to the 2050 target).

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About the buyer

Contact name

Jemma Godleman

Address

DEFRA GROUP COMMERCIAL
London
SW1P 4DF
GB

Email

jemma.godleman@defra.gov.uk