--- title: "Modelling livestock production and GHG emissions: an assessment of the global environmental impact of embedded soy, palm oil and maize" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8d639675-9314-42ba-b5b3-db0f23319fac" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8d639675-9314-42ba-b5b3-db0f23319fac" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8d639675-9314-42ba-b5b3-db0f23319fac.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8d639675-9314-42ba-b5b3-db0f23319fac.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WWF-UK (WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE) TRADING LIMITED" published: "2023-04-27" --- # Modelling livestock production and GHG emissions: an assessment of the global environmental impact of embedded soy, palm oil and maize Buyer: WWF-UK (WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE) TRADING LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8d639675-9314-42ba-b5b3-db0f23319fac [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8d639675-9314-42ba-b5b3-db0f23319fac) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8d639675-9314-42ba-b5b3-db0f23319fac.json) ## Summary The World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF-UK) is inviting tenders for a research project titled "Modelling livestock production and GHG emissions". The project aims to analyse the global environmental impact of soy, palm oil, and maize production. The tender, with the ID WWF/CF023/0048, falls under the CPV classification for Research and experimental development services. The contract value is £48,000 in GBP. The tender deadline is 19th May 2023, with the contract period scheduled to start on 3rd July 2023 and end on 31st October 2023. The procurement method is an open procedure (below threshold). This tender provides an opportunity for businesses in the environmental consultancy sector to engage with WWF-UK and contribute to important research on sustainable livestock production. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly encouraged to participate. The study will focus on analysing trade flows of livestock products and feed, assessing impacts on deforestation and GHG emissions, and exploring policy frameworks related to livestock production. Businesses involved in research and development consultancy, as well as environmental consultancy services, are well-suited to compete for this tender and support WWF's mission in sustainable land use. ## Notice Please read the ToR for full details. Background: Globally, livestock and livestock feed use approximately 80% of the world's agricultural land, yet livestock provide only 20% of the calories consumed by humans. The production and consumption of livestock - and the crops that are grown to feed them - is one the principal driver of deforestation and ecosystem conversion, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions (including methane), and biodiversity loss globally. Where livestock production is intensive, local environmental impacts (e.g., water pollution) can be severe. The rising demand for animal protein, and the intensive way it is increasingly produced risk future exposure to novel zoonotic diseases. Livestock can play a key role in regenerative land use, with ruminants in particular having a unique capacity to turn low nutritional value fodder into high quality protein. However, the scale of production globally far exceeds a sustainable limit. WWF wishes to further understand the way in which the production of global commodities, trade and consumption of livestock and livestock feed is driving local and planetary impacts on the environment. The starting place is soy - a crop that is principally fed to monogastric species (poultry, pigs) and which is responsible for biome-level conversion in some of its production areas. However, beef (and dairy) production is the single largest driver of deforestation, and so must be considered, whilst other feed crops (maize, wheat, palm kernel expeller) are also widely used for feed and their growth has significant environmental impacts. WWF is interested to commission a study that can analyse this issue, while proposing a model to assess GHG emissions linked to livestock production (embedded soy, palm oil, maize). This will help assess costs linked to production through the lens of climate change, and support wider discussions on the impact related to NDCs, trade agreements and private sector commitments. Research questions: The specific research questions to be addressed are: 1. What are the major trade flows worldwide of livestock products and livestock feed? 2. What are the impacts of production of feed and livestock products on net exporter countries, in terms of deforestation, GHG emissions, and ecosystem services? 3. Where are the expanding frontiers of production and consumption? 4. How can the contribution of embedded soy and other feeds be Incorporated Into existing policies and legislative frameworks (such as the EUDR, UK Due Diligence of forest risk commodities) 5. What policies/frameworks (if any) are considering impacts of production in livestock products and feed? 6. How can ESG metrics (building from existing efforts of investor driven disclosure CDP on companies and more recently banks and public assessments by Global Canopy and ZSL SPOTT ) incorporate the environmental and social risks of livestock and livestock feed trade in the finance sector? ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d9c6da7-4bed-4ad0-98e5-79750274fd5a | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | 19 May 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Jul 2023 - 31 Oct 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £48,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WWF-UK (WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE) TRADING LIMITED | | Locality | WOKING | | Post town | Guildford | | Postcode | GU21 4LL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey | | Local authority | Woking | | Electoral ward | Horsell | | Westminster constituency | Woking | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 73100000 - Research and experimental development services - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development - 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services ## Release History - 27 Apr 2023 at 10:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d9c6da7-4bed-4ad0-98e5-79750274fd5a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d9c6da7-4bed-4ad0-98e5-79750274fd5a 27th April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3510a848-d1ad-4afc-988e-ac7e56965794 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/650a1a3c-4819-42ee-a2a2-637ab5bec150 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3e86749d-9e36-4ac5-bdfc-01a1fcfa2d9c - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3ad1012c-e362-4e7d-b92c-4d5a4a7f38ff ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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