Published date: 12 September 2017

Last edited date: 12 September 2017

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Closing: 9 October 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£75,000

Procurement reference

IT/KB 0917

Published date

12 September 2017

Closing date

9 October 2017

Contract start date

23 October 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2018

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Other: Open opportunity

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Land excluding built-up areas (referred to here as 'non-developed land', which include agricultural land, woodlands and semi-natural habitats) is an important and finite resource. It provides a wide range of sometimes competing goods and services such as food, water, wildlife habitats, carbon storage, timber and bioenergy feedstocks, flood attenuation and green spaces for recreational activities. Choices on how non-developed land is used have a significant influence on reducing GHG emissions and preparing for the impacts of climate change. Therefore, the way that this land is managed and used is relevant both to the CCC's advice and analysis on reducing GHG emissions (mitigation) and to the ASC's advice on preparing for climate change (adaptation):
• Carbon budgets have been legislated for 5 five-year periods from 2008 to 2032, at levels recommended by the CCC. In setting carbon budgets, we have estimated the contribution in emissions reduction from the two land-based sectors: agriculture and land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF).
• The level of preparedness to climate change in England is assessed across a range of land uses and related services, including agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, and flooding and water management.
Looking further ahead, the use and management of non-developed land will play a crucial role in helping meet the Paris Agreement's ambitious target for net zero global emissions in the second half of this century, given land's current uniqueness amongst all sectors covered by the GHG national inventory to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and the possibility of combining biomass products with technologies such as carbon, capture and storage (CCS) to deliver negative emissions.
It is against this background that we want to explore further how the use and management of land, soils, crops and livestock could deliver longer-term deeper emissions cuts, increased supply of bioenergy feedstocks and increased GHG removals in the UK agriculture and LULUCF sectors to 2050 and beyond, whilst at least maintaining resilience and other outputs.

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Bids should be sent in time in time for receipt by 10 am on 9th October 2017

About the buyer

Contact name

Indra Thillainathan

Address

7 Holbein Place
London
SW1W 8NR
England

Telephone

020 7591 6247

Email

Indra.Thillainathan@theccc.gsi.gov.uk