Published date: 7 October 2016

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


Closing: 1 February 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural services - 77100000

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£178,951

Procurement reference

SCF0315

Published date

7 October 2016

Closing date

1 February 2016

Contract start date

1 March 2016

Contract end date

28 February 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The main objective of SustainFARM is to enhance agronomic, environmental and economic performance of integrated food
and non-food production systems (IFNS) by optimizing productivity and valorizing woody components, residual wastes and
co-products. IFNS are systems in which trees, crops and livestock components are integrated in different ways at different
scales(plot-field-farm). The specific objectives are to a) assess resource use efficiency and design innovative and cost-effective
IFNS for optimum productivity, b) develop sustainability metrics to assess agronomic productivity and environmental
performance and c) valorization of the woody components, residual waste and co-products into high value bio-energy
carriers and bio-products.
To achieve the objectives, SustainFARM has adopted an innovative case-study approach, whereby locally relevant IFNS are
already identified, to work in close collaboration with the local end-users of the technology such as farmers, advisory
services and policy makers. By involving the end-users and other stakeholders from the start of the project activity, we will co-generate
technology, relevant at the local scale to address productivity issues and enhance valorisation of the unused, residual and co-products.
SustainFARM will investigate the economic and environmental performance of the range of locally relevant IFNS across
several agri-climatic zones of Europe and design innovative IFNS systems, which are resilient and climate-smart. To improve
the cost-effectiveness, different means of valorising the residual and co-products (woody components and residual wet olive cake etc.)and
for multiple uses (bedding material, compost, bioenergy etc.), will be demonstrated at two SME facilities in UK and Italy and the knowledge
generated will be shared through the stakeholder platforms. Value chains and life cycle analysis of the new bio-products (torrified
pellets, bio-energy and food supplements etc.) will be carried out to assess the environmental footprint of the valorisation
processes.
The best practices and innovative methods will be synthesized into a decision support tool (DST) to enable informed
decision making by farmers, advisory services and policy makers. To promote the adoption of IFNS in Europe, SustainFARM
will communicate and disseminate through stakeholder-oriented media and tools to facilitate knowledge exchange, based on
the scientific and practical agronomic knowledge generated in the project and the needs of the various stakeholder groups. The expected
results are a) assessment of locally relevant IFNS b) innovative means for maximum value addition of woody components and residual
waste and co-products and c) decision support tool for informed decision making by farmers, advisory services and policy makers.

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Award information

Awarded date

1 March 2016

Contract start date

1 March 2016

Contract end date

28 February 2019

Total value of contract

£178,951

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Progressive Farming Trust Ltd.

Address

Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm, Hamstead Marshall, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 0HR , UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

DEFRA
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk