Published date: 6 June 2019

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Awarded contract (published 26 November 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

SW1P 2PD

Value of contract

£39,600

Procurement reference

tender_200518/774072

Published date

6 June 2019

Closing date

1 April 2019

Contract start date

1 May 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

The Authority is the UK Government Department responsible for the environment, food and farming and rural affairs. The Authority's priorities are to secure a healthy natural environment; a sustainable, low-carbon economy; a thriving farming sector and a sustainable, healthy and secure food supply.

In 2018, Defra's Secretary of State announced he had asked his non-executive Director, Henry Dimbleby to write a cross-government national food strategy. There is widespread consensus amongst civil society, producers and the food industry that a cross government food strategy is needed. Different constituencies have different purposes in mind for such a strategy but they have a common view on the need for greater policy coherence across departments.

While there is probably a greater mix of perspectives on the outcomes which a new food strategy should aim to achieve, agreement on these outcomes is a pre-requisite for building support for the new strategy. These outcomes form the central proposition of the vision which the new strategy will aim to deliver. Developing and building support for these outcomes, and proposing a plan for their monitoring, and possibly also the development of associated targets is the first work stream being initiated in support of the development of the new strategy.

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Award information

Awarded date

15 May 2019

Contract start date

1 May 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2019

Total value of contract

£39,600

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The Food Foundation, Raincloud

Address

Food Foundation, Raincloud The Rain Cloud Victoria 76 Vincent Square London Westminster SW1P 2PD

Reference

Companies House number: 09162855

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Defra
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

network.procurement@defra.gov.uk