Notice Information
Notice Title
Award of RESAS/015/22: Estimation and Evaluation of the Origins of Food Consumed in Scotland
Notice Description
Introduction1. The Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services (RESAS) Division within Scottish Government wishes to commission a project to estimate and evaluate the proportion of food consumed within Scotland that originates from Scotland (and not) in order to help support future food policy and develop its evidence base around the topic of sustainable food production and Food Security.Background & Context2. One of the widest accepted definition, from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), is that 'Food Security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life'.3. More specifically, we can consider different "levels" of food security. Two of interest to this research are:a) National food security - the ability of a country to consume sufficient foodstuffs, even in the face of severe disruptions to the supply chain. It can also be relevant at a Scottish, UK and EU level.b) Global food security - the ability of the world's agricultural producers to meet global demand (i.e. food insecurity, population growth, climate change), and the efficiency and effectiveness of trading and distribution systems.4. It is widely accepted that sourcing food from a diverse range of stable countries and regions, in addition to domestically, enhances a nation's food security - albeit the diversity of sources varies from one food category to another.5. As reported by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), in 2020 , the UK supplied just over half (54%) of the food consumed in the UK. The leading foreign supplier of food consumed in the UK were countries from the EU (28%). Africa, Asia, North and South America each provided a 4% share of the food consumed in the UK.6. While a UK figure afford us insight, into what is a significantly integrated intra-UK food and drink supply chain, such a figure fails to appreciate the varied capacity and structure of Scotland relative to the rest of the UK (rUK). As such there exists an evidence gap of the quantity/proportion of food that is consumed within Scotland, that is grown, reared and/or caught within Scotland itself (or not as the case may be).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000698875
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP458304
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
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- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £37,672 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Sep 20224 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Not Specified
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Scottish Government
- Additional Buyers
Argyll Community Housing Association Limited
Bridgewater Housing Association
Energy Transition Zone Limited
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Kingdom Housing Association Limited
Scottish Enterprise c/o Colliers International
Scottish National Investment Bank
Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Care Inspectorate)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G2 8EA
- Postcode Area
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North
Supplier Information
- Number of Suppliers
- 89
- Supplier Names
Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Limited
Jeremy Benn Associates Limited
The Union Advertising Agency Ltd
Social Care Commissioning and Consultancy Services Limited
Relationships Scotland-couple Counselling Central scotland
Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd
The Green Consultancy (JRP Solutions Ltd trading as)
Orkney Fishermens Society c/o Orkney Fish
Craigforth Consultancy and Research
Tilbury Douglas Construction Ltd
H2o Cost Reduction Services Limited
Pristine Clean and Restoration Ltd
Further Information
Notice URLs
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