Expired contract

068A Soil Association

Details

Value
£139,029
Duration
1 year
Topic
Research services
Published
1 February 2023

Tender description

: This proposal will look at how the Sustainable Farming incentive can be accessed by the organic farming sector and how the current and proposed SFI standards may impact that sector. We will focus on how proposed payment rates will impact the sector, how Land Management Plans fit with the organic sector, and how accreditation in an assurance scheme could be used to evidence participation in SFI. We will answer questions under the Payments, IDM, and Land Management Plan themes. 16 Land managers will be participating

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 October 2022
  2. Completed: Award published1 February 2023
    Current notice
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date31 December 2023

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Suppliers register on the DEFRA eCommercial website, Atamis, to compete for contract opportunities across the department. Larger opportunities are advertised through the Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 73110000 · Research services

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