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title: "PS22268 - Economic Case for Sector Agnostic Ecolabels"
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# PS22268 - Economic Case for Sector Agnostic Ecolabels

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-07fe8917-f188-412a-bcbc-ac2b59383029

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## Summary

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has awarded a contract for the project titled "PS22268 - Economic Case for Sector Agnostic Ecolabels" to ICF CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED. The procurement falls under the Research and development services and related consultancy services category. The contract value is 79,600 GBP. The procurement method used was an open procedure (below threshold). The tender period ended on 21st October 2022, and the contract period is from 11th November 2022 to 30th March 2023.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses involved in research and development services and consultancy related to environmental sustainability. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would be well-suited to compete for this project. The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy aims to introduce an eco-labelling system to enhance environmental sustainability in the food industry. Collaborating with business, academia, and government is crucial to achieving this goal, presenting a potential avenue for business growth and innovation.

## Notice

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a Open Market tender Brief Description of Requirement Eco-labels can guide environmentally conscientious customers to select products and services based on trustworthy environmental and social criteria. This informs purchasing decisions by providing information on environmental footprint of how the products have been manufactured and produced, which is often opaque and complex due to global supply chains. It remains challenging to make sustainable purchase decisions for most of customers. To date, there are currently no internationally agreed standards for environmental sustainability labelling, and with around 460 eco labels globally there is a growing need for a consistency framework informed by environmental science data to help customers to understand genuinely environmentally friendly products . In addition, there is no agreed measures of product sustainability, e.g., greenhouse gas emission, water use and biodiversity impact etc . As such, the Chief Scientific Officer at Food Standard Agency (FSA) has recently urged an urgent introduction to an eco-labelling system through collaboration between business, academia and government, so that the food system can be set on a path to sustainability. He explained "Transforming the food system into one that is fully sustainable relies on a unified approach to data sharing and food labelling that is both transparent and accurate. The eco-labelling of foods, for example, can enable consumers to compare the environmental footprint of different products and enable them to make choices about the impact this has on their diet. This requires unprecedented level of collaboration between business, academia and government. Developing a single (eco-label) system will require close coordination between business, an enhanced assurance capability for regulators and expert input from behaviour science to be sure the end product is clearly and accurately understood by consumers". He highlighted "there is a golden opportunity now for businesses to work together with each other and the public sector in order to create a coherent voluntary scheme that can be easily morphed into a mandatory one in due course". A mandatory food nutrient label has helped to drive business changes (e.g., reformulation) and made it easier for public to make better informed food choices.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe9eee87-663b-4f8b-8eb5-ef8a8e40efcd |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 11 Nov 2022 - 30 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £79,600 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £79,600 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ICF CONSULTING SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 22 Nov 2022 at 09:39 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe9eee87-663b-4f8b-8eb5-ef8a8e40efcd
- 22 Nov 2022 at 09:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe9eee87-663b-4f8b-8eb5-ef8a8e40efcd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe9eee87-663b-4f8b-8eb5-ef8a8e40efcd
  22nd November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c09e18b7-af46-429f-a43a-f6a9efd6b456
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