Published date: 7 June 2022

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: 19 July 2022, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

tender_303286/1076849

Published date

7 June 2022

Closing date

19 July 2022

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

31 July 2023

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?

Yes

Description

BEIS is seeking a contractor to carry out a research project which will answer a selection of key questions surrounding the sustainability of biomass production and usage. This contract will consist of 3 work packages:
- WP1, to review current evidence and methodologies surrounding the indirect land use impacts of both UK domestic feedstocks production and UK demand for international bioenergy and biofuel products.
- WP2 to assess soil carbon stock changes with UK demand on internationally produced biomass feedstocks.
- WP3 to assess the sustainability of wastes as bioenergy and biofuels, and the suitability of sustainability criteria and exemptions which are applied to waste derived feedstocks. 

This project will provide up to date policy relevant evidence to inform options surrounding biomass production and usage.

More information

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be
based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.

About the buyer

Contact name

Rose Durcan

Address

1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
England

Email

sidscienceteam@beis.gov.uk