Published date: 14 April 2023

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: 26 May 2023, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and experimental development services - 73100000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

    • Environmental monitoring other than for construction - 90711500

    • Environmental issues consultancy services - 90713000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£85,000 to £95,000

Procurement reference

WWF/CF023/0041

Published date

14 April 2023

Closing date

26 May 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

5 June 2023

Contract end date

30 April 2024

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

Please read ToR for full information.

WWF-UK is working on regenerative seaweed farming because it has the ability to deliver positive environmental outcomes on climate, food, biodiversity, land and ocean, whilst also supporting livelihoods and growing new supply chains across a range of versatile products. Regenerative ocean farming will be a critical part of solving the 'triple challenge' in years to come - providing sustainable and nutritious food to a global population, whilst also averting catastrophic climate breakdown and restoring our precious nature.

The commission should start by reviewing existing literature , internal WWF materials and materials provided by the steering group, and outline:
• the global context for seaweed aquaculture and trends in demand and production, including main producing countries, most common products and value of these, and key areas of ongoing research
• the UK context for seaweed and trends in demand and production, including wild harvest
• an explanation of the licensing process in the UK including the statutory licensing requirements (eg Marine Management Organisation) and landowner permission (eg The Crown Estate)
• principles and criteria that need to be met for a seaweed or ocean farm to be considered 'regenerative'
• outline some advantages and disadvantages of the different kinds of production and harvesting systems used (ie IMTA, poly vs monoculture, wild harvest vs. farmed)

The commission should then proceed to address the research questions listed in the ToR document.

The final output of this project is a WWF branded public facing open access report, suitable for a use with a range of audiences, ready for immediate dissemination. The language must be concise and accessible, and in line with other WWF publications such as Low Opportunity Cost Feeds, Roadmap to scaling up insect protein in feed report, including high impact infographics embedded within the report.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Piers Hart & Mollie Gupta

Address

Rufford House,The Living Planet Centre, Brewery Road
WOKING
GU214LL
England

Email

Phart@wwf.org.uk