Published date: 20 November 2018

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: 7 December 2018

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 34000000

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

    • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

    • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

YO1 7PR

Value of contract

£0 to £175,000

Procurement reference

tender_193640/727318

Published date

20 November 2018

Closing date

7 December 2018

Contract start date

4 January 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2019

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

This proposed piece of work seeks to explore the capabilities and benefits of Distributed Ledger Technology for Export Health Certification. This will support the British brand and make it easier for farmers and Food Business Operators to meet complex Rules of Origin with third countries.

The work builds on the recommendations of the Elliott Review to increase consumer trust and enabling to be traced back to its source.

The FSA wants to test whether the capabilities and innovations around Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) can:
- Enhance traceability of the supply chain;
- Enable users (Food Business Operators, Farmers, FSA) to view relevant data digitally;
- Remove duplication in reporting and paperwork required for export certification;
- Use smart contracts to ensure automation in the process where feasible;
- Conduct parallel discovery work to validate user needs

Our expected outcome will be a scalable working pilot that tests our hypothesis but can be built and developed further with industry participants to include additional products and volume.

More information

Links

Additional text

All the accompanying documents and full specification can be found on the Bravo system via view opportunities on the link below.

About the buyer

Contact name

Paula Welsh

Address

Foss House, Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PR
England

Telephone

01904 232036

Email

paula.welsh@food.gov.uk