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ERA-NET Innovative Mild Processing Tailored to Ensure Sustainable and High-Quality Organic Fruit Products (MILDSUSFRUIT)

DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL

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The public procurement contract for the project titled "ERA-NET Innovative Mild Processing Tailored to Ensure Sustainable and High-Quality Organic Fruit Products (MILDSUSFRUIT)" has been awarded by Defra to the University of Reading. The contract falls under the services category with a focus on research and development services in the field of organic food processing technologies. The tender, part of the ERA-NET SUSFOOD2 program, had a tender period ending on 27th March 2020. The contract period is set to run from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2024. The project aims to improve the competitiveness of the organic sector in Europe by enhancing product quality, sustainability, and consumer confidence.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses in the organic food industry, particularly those specialising in research and development services and consultancy. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. The project location includes various regions such as British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World, and the United Kingdom. By participating in this tender, businesses can contribute to the advancement of sustainable organic food processing technologies, catering to consumer demands for healthier, more environmentally friendly products, and ultimately supporting sector growth and job creation.

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Notice Title

ERA-NET Innovative Mild Processing Tailored to Ensure Sustainable and High-Quality Organic Fruit Products (MILDSUSFRUIT)

Notice Description

During the last decades there has been a considerable growth of the organic food sector in Europe which has been driven by the benefits provided by such foods in terms of healthier and more environmentally friendly products. One of the most important categories of organic food is fruit and vegetables which are characterized by high quality features in terms of sensory properties and nutritional content compared to conventional products, but these products are also high perishable. To this respect food processing technologies can contribute to extend the shelf-life of organic foods able to reduce food waste, improve sensory properties, and maintain higher nutritional content. However, traditional food processing techniques are used to process organic foods can have negative effects on the qualities of such products that can reduce consumers acceptance as well as have larger environmental impact. However, EU regulations do not specify and indicate which food processing technologies can be used to process organic food. Thus, there is a lack of understanding on which food processing technologies can be used and a lack of knowledge of processing technologies that are able improve the sensory and nutritional qualities of organic food and to reduce the environmental impact of processing technologies. Thus, there is a need of conducting research in developing new organic food processing technologies able to provide more sustainable production able to meet the consumer needs in terms of quality characteristics and reduced environmental impact. This project aims to improve the competitiveness of the organic sector in Europe by increasing the level of quality, sustainability, and consumer confidence of organic processed food products by testing new mild organic food processing technologies. This research can be beneficial to meet consumer expectations and needs in terms of organic food (i.e. better health, higher nutrients, reduce environmental impact), for organic food businesses to expand and diversify businesses opportunities, for policy makers to develop policies able to support the sector and, for the society as a whole to reduce the environmental impact, and create new job opportunities. Additional information: This contract has been awarded by Defra to the UK Partner who successfully competitively tendered for an EU Let ERA-NET project.

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Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - ERA-NET SUSFOOD2
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£97,464 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Mar 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Sep 20223 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2024 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3JR
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

UNIVERSITY OF READING

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