Published date: 23 July 2025

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


Closing: 21 February 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

SW1P 4DF

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CF-0516600D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

23 July 2025

Closing date

21 February 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

20 May 2025

Contract end date

31 May 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Understanding the Environmental Impacts & Carbon Reduction RDE Mini Comp - lot 2.4

To understand the likely effect on GHG emissions and broader environmental impacts of a market expansion of the UK alternative protein sector.
Based upon development of a conceptual model representing the foreseeable growth of the alternative protein (AP) sector, this research will seek to understand how domestic market share growth for different AP technologies will affect the overall environmental impact of the UK food system. The modelling approach shall identify plausible reinforcing, balancing and time-lapse feedback loops affected by technological, regulatory and consumer acceptance factors likely to affect the growth of the sector. Building upon this information, it will construct feasible scenarios for growth of the alternative protein sector, developing UK market share estimates - in line with key carbon budget delivery milestones- for each different alternative protein production technology.
This project will identify and map key innovative AP supporting technologies with potential to support Net Zero as well as wider environmental impacts from the food system. It will assess their state of development, technical, economic, regulatory, and public acceptance barriers and determine their likely market growth and associated potential to contribute GHGs emissions abatement.
Growth market share estimates for the sector will then have to be translated into likely land use and other food system changes, to be able to infer how this change will affect the net change on environmental impact, including emissions of GHG, of the UK food system for each different scenario may result in.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Understanding the Environmental Impacts & Carbon Reduction - DEM0011224

  • Awarded contract
  • Published 23 July 2025

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

21 May 2025

Contract start date

20 May 2025

Contract end date

31 May 2026

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

RSK ADAS Limited

Address

Spring Lodge, 172 Chester Road, Helsby WA6 0AR

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Defra

Address

2 Marsham Street,
London
SW1P 4DF
UK

Email

procurement@defra.gov.uk