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Update of Slurry Wizard Excel Tool

DEFRA

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

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25 Apr 2023 at 14:32

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30 Mar 2023 at 08:00

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29 Mar 2023 at 13:16

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29 Mar 2023 at 12:29

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has awarded a contract for the update of the Slurry Wizard Excel Tool. This project falls under the Research and Development Consultancy Services category. The procurement method used was a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The contract period ran from March 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023. The tender process concluded on February 28, 2023. The awarded contract value was £12,688. The project aimed to enhance the tool by updating rainfall data, expanding functionality for pig farms, and addressing formula anomalies.

This tender awarded by Defra for the update of the Slurry Wizard Excel Tool presents opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations. Businesses in the research and development consultancy services sector specialised in agricultural technology may find this tender particularly relevant. By participating, businesses can contribute to improving agricultural compliance and efficiency, supporting sustainable farming practices. The contract allows for innovation in addressing slurry storage requirements and facilitating more accurate calculations for farmers.

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Notice Title

Update of Slurry Wizard Excel Tool

Notice Description

AHDB's Slurry Wizard is an Excel tool that enables farmers to work out their slurry storage requirements and explore different storage scenarios to comply with regulations. The main aim of the Slurry Wizard is to identify whether there is adequate slurry storage and to explore different strategies to meet compliance. The Slurry Wizard has four key components: * To calculate the existing slurry capacity. * To calculate the existing slurry production. * A report to look at the monthly production compared to existing storage. * To calculate the Nitrogen produced in organic manures per hectare. To inform the slurry production calculation the tool draws on monthly rainfall data embedded within the tool, based on the farm's location using the 'Telephone STD code'. The monthly rainfall data used is 20 years old. Although the tool allows for the contribution to slurry production from some aspects of the farming system, for example, parlour washings from dairying, there is no equivalent input field to account for wash water generated on a pig farm. There are some additional input fields required to improve the user experience when inputting farm specific details into the Wizard, for example, including slurry bags as a storage type option. The purpose of this project is to update Slurry Wizard to: 1. Scope out options for updating the old rainfall data with more recent and higher resolution rainfall data 2. Widen the scope of the tool to enable pig farms to account for pig wash water production (agreed calculation factors are detailed below) 3. Add input fields to the Slurry Data Entry tab 4. Add an additional pig production type category in Livestock Data Entry tab 5. Investigate and fix an anomaly in current formula execution 6. Reformat the livestock input tabs to split out pig, cattle (retaining the cumulative calculation across livestock types) 7. Remove unnecessary legacy coding sitting within the tool 8. Testing the tool

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e44304bc-633d-4be1-8525-c39fe8b6078c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e74bbd7-7b17-4aa6-9ab9-733ca3597ebe
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,688 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£12,688 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Mar 20232 years ago
Contract Period
1 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2023 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEFRA
Contact Name
Defra Commercial, Felicity Jowett
Contact Email
felicity.jowett@defra.gov.uk, procurement@defra.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 5AH
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Hotwells and Harbourside
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RICARDO-AEA

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