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title: "Sustainable pig production systems (SCF0207)"
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# Sustainable pig production systems (SCF0207)

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ec151003-124f-48a9-8068-e3c89ac06211

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Sustainable pig production systems (SCF0207)" is conducted by Defra Network eTendering Portal in the UK. This contract falls under the services industry category, particularly focusing on research and experimental development services. The tender, which is currently in the Award stage, has a total value of approximately £99,981 and covers a contract period that started on 1st August 2017 and will end on 29th February 2020. Interested suppliers were required to submit their proposals by 3rd July 2017, and the tender was awarded on 1st August 2017 to the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in sustainable agriculture, veterinary services, and environmental consultancy, especially those SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that focus on enhancing sustainability in food production. Businesses that can offer innovative technologies or methodologies for data collection and analysis in pig farming systems would be particularly well-suited to compete for future contracts in this area. The collaborative nature of the project, which involves active farmer participation, further opens avenues for businesses to engage with end-users and potentially implement best practices across multiple jurisdictions in Europe.

## Notice

Despite pig farmers' needs for recommendations on how to optimise the balance between apparently conflicting pillars of sustainability (economy, environment, society), there is very little on-farm data to support informed holistic decisions. SusPigSys therefore aims at collecting, summarising and disseminating evidence-based information on successful strategies for improving sustainability in various pig production systems across the EU. Project outcomes include an integrative on-farm assessment and feedback tool to help pig farmers to improve their economic, environmental, and societal sustainability (e.g. animal health and welfare), as well as their job satisfaction. Farmers in all partner countries will be actively involved throughout the project to ensure that outcomes meet farmers' needs. After researchers and stakeholders have identified points to be addressed, a detailed sustainability assessment protocol will be developed based on existing protocols and including the guidelines provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The protocol will be applied on a total of 70 farms in 7 European countries (AT, DE, FI, IT, PL, NL, UK) to generate a database from which a valid, condensed protocol can be developed using multivariate statistics. The condensed protocol will then be applied on 175 farms with various production systems in 7 countries. Data from farm visits will be used for developing an integrative analysis toolbox for summarising farm data, and the protocol and toolbox will be linked with an existing international pig production database to allow enhanced benchmarking. The integrative analysis toolbox will include information on possible trade-offs between the three pillars of sustainability and be integrated in a software to form a farmer decision support tool with farm-individual feedback. In addition, descriptions of best practices will be published in various formats to help farmers learn from each other across borders. Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses e-tendering, provided by Bravosolutions. In order to access the Bravo system you will need to be registered. Could I therefore request that you register on the Bravo portal for Defra. If you're already registered on the Bravo portal please check that your registration includes Defra, as you have to specify us in order to correctly receive the tender documents. If you have any problems with the registration process, please contact the Bravo helpline on 0800 368 4850 or alternatively email them at help@bravosolution.co.uk. The link you require for new registration/amendments to registrations is - https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a95f1d7-6c0d-4aa5-bb06-0731a4ddbb3b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Jul 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2017 - 29 Feb 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £99,981 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £99,981 |
| 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 | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2017 at 16:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a95f1d7-6c0d-4aa5-bb06-0731a4ddbb3b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a95f1d7-6c0d-4aa5-bb06-0731a4ddbb3b
  7th August 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

## Provenance

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