--- title: "Life Cycle Assessment of UK Insect Protein Production Processes for Pig and Poul" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ba74164f-5c78-4d18-a2d8-16b04b14a44b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ba74164f-5c78-4d18-a2d8-16b04b14a44b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ba74164f-5c78-4d18-a2d8-16b04b14a44b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ba74164f-5c78-4d18-a2d8-16b04b14a44b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEFRA" published: "2023-04-26" --- # Life Cycle Assessment of UK Insect Protein Production Processes for Pig and Poul Buyer: DEFRA Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ba74164f-5c78-4d18-a2d8-16b04b14a44b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ba74164f-5c78-4d18-a2d8-16b04b14a44b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ba74164f-5c78-4d18-a2d8-16b04b14a44b.json) ## Summary The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is seeking services for a tender titled "Life Cycle Assessment of UK Insect Protein Production Processes for Pig and Poultry". The procurement falls under the services category with a CPV classification for Animal feedstuffs. The tender is open for an open procedure (below threshold) and the tender period ends on 5th June 2023. The contract period is from 17th July 2023 to 17th July 2024, and the delivery addresses include various locations including the United Kingdom. This tender by DEFRA presents an opportunity for businesses involved in animal feedstuffs to provide life cycle assessment services for insect protein production processes. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete for this tender. Businesses with expertise in sustainability assessments, particularly in the livestock feed sector, would find this tender relevant due to the focus on environmental impacts and optimal sustainability outcomes related to insect protein use in livestock feeds. ## Notice Background and Policy Context In order to achieve net zero, we must reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions whilst supporting farm productivity and resilience. In the context of climate change, changes may be required to improve the resilience of the food chain, including through identifying sustainable, nutritionally balanced animal feeds. Insects, being extremely feed efficient, are one potential alternative protein source that could be used to boost animal feed protein security in a sustainable way. Insects are also able to cope with a variety of substrates, effectively valorising waste into usable protein for animal feeds. However, where products that could be fed directly to livestock are used, insect meal may be a less sustainable option. Opportunities appear greatest where insects are playing a role in upcycling and concentrating nutrients. The EU have recently permitted the use of insect proteins to be used within poultry and pig feed. These changes occurred after the UK's withdrawal from the European Union (EU), and so do not apply to Great Britain (GB; Northern Ireland exempt through the Northern Ireland Protocol), but have resulted in pressure from stakeholders to align GB feed regulations with the EU's. One of the arguments for using insect protein is its potential sustainability benefits, e.g. lower carbon, land use and biodiversity impacts than proteins from unsustainably-sourced soybean meal or fishmeal and waste valorisation potential. These credentials have not been robustly demonstrated in a UK context and a lack of publicly available life cycle analysis data has previously been identified for the UK industry (WWF, 2021; Insect Biomass Task and Finish Group, 2019). Therefore, a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the insect bioconversion industry is required to understand the environmental impacts, and conditions for optimal sustainability outcomes, of using insect protein in livestock feeds prior to any consideration of regulatory changes. Previous LCAs have been undertaken for systems outside of the UK and individual UK companies may have undertaken LCAs which are not freely available, however comparisons among existing LCAs is difficult due to their differing goals and scopes (Smetana et al., 2021). To fully understand the potential of utilising insect processed protein in poultry and pig sectors LCAs should be produced which can be compared to the production of conventional animal feed proteins such as soybean meal and fishmeal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e690b5a-9df9-48d9-a559-a7a2d3b00206 | | 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 | 26 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | 5 Jun 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Jul 2023 - 17 Jul 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | DEFRA | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3JR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products ### Codes - 15700000 - Animal feedstuffs ## Release History - 26 Apr 2023 at 15:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e690b5a-9df9-48d9-a559-a7a2d3b00206 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e690b5a-9df9-48d9-a559-a7a2d3b00206 26th April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b221c3df-37da-4325-b22d-d8e46248ba9c ITT C17115 - Life Cycle Ass. of UK Insect Protein Production Processes for Pig & Poultry Feed ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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