Published date: 9 April 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 September 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research laboratory services - 73111000

Location of contract

EH9 3JG

Value of contract

£125,000

Procurement reference

tender_207676/849717

Published date

9 April 2020

Closing date

1 September 2019

Contract start date

1 October 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2022

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Cattle farmers are facing increased demand for pasture-based and environmentally friendly products. Although feeding strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been studied intensively, options for grazing systems are under-researched. The overall objective of the wider European project is to develop grazing strategies and sensor systems to reduce GHG emission intensity from grazing cattle. Greenhouse gas emissions from grazing cattle are generally higher and more variable than those from housed cattle because of the inherent variability of herbage and the reduced opportunity to monitor and manage diets.

A range of imaging and sensing technologies are being used increasingly to monitor and manage resources in a wide range of farming systems. In the livestock sector, it has been easier to implement these 'precision livestock farming' (PLF) technologies with housed animals. The same technical constraints have also meant that there are no simple and reliable ways to estimate methane emissions from grazing cattle. UK work within the wider project will address development of PLF technology for use with grazing cattle.

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Award information

Awarded date

1 October 2019

Contract start date

1 October 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2022

Total value of contract

£125,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Scottish Rural University College

Address

Peter Wilson Building, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG

Reference

Companies House number: SC103046

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Defra
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk