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title: "The Sustainable Production and Supply of Food Challenge"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03fc32"
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# The Sustainable Production and Supply of Food Challenge

Buyer: CARDIFF COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03fc32

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## Summary

The Cardiff Council has launched a tender opportunity titled "The Sustainable Production and Supply of Food Challenge" within the services incidental to agricultural production category. The competition aims to accelerate innovation in the Cardiff Capital Region, focusing on themes like enhancing knowledge of health benefits from local food chains and reducing carbon emissions in farming practices. Key dates include the deadline for applications on 9th October 2023 and winners announcement on 13th November 2023. This opportunity is currently in the planning stage with an active status.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in agricultural services, food production, renewable energy, and innovative farming practices to develop solutions that can improve sustainable food production and supply chains. Businesses must demonstrate partnerships with public sector organizations or farmers in the Cardiff Capital Region to participate. The procurement method for this opportunity is innovation partnership, and selected candidates for the second phase will have the chance to scale up their solutions over a 12-month period, leading to potential business growth and collaboration opportunities within the CCR region.

## Notice

This competition is a 'first of a kind' demonstrator initiative, on behalf of Cardiff Capital Region (CCR), Cardiff Council and Monmouthshire Council to accelerate innovation in the CCR region and enable projects to develop innovative solutions which can significantly improve the sustainable production and supply of food. Your project must focus one or more of the following themes: - Approaches to encourage and enhance knowledge within schools of the health benefits by sourcing from local food supply chains. - Dynamic integrated tools that optimize the supply and distribution of local food supplies. - Maximising renewable energy generation and local utilization from farm (and growing) assets whilst maintaining agricultural yields. - Innovative farming practices to reduce carbon emissions and increase yield

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This competition is a 'first of a kind' demonstrator initiative, on behalf of Cardiff Capital Region (CCR), Cardiff Council and Monmouthshire Council to accelerate innovation in the CCR region and enable projects to develop innovative solutions which can significantly improve the sustainable production and supply of food. Your project must focus one or more of the following themes: - Approaches to encourage and enhance knowledge within schools of the health benefits by sourcing from local food supply chains. - Dynamic integrated tools that optimize the supply and distribution of local food supplies. - Maximising renewable energy generation and local utilization from farm (and growing) assets whilst maintaining agricultural yields. - Innovative farming practices to reduce carbon emissions and increase yield: We are looking for applicants that can evidence identified partners / future customers, for the entirety of the project. The potential partner can be a public sector organisation, farmer or any other relevant party looking to tackle such a challenge, but they must be based in the CCR Region. For more information on the background and scope of the competition please go to https://sbri.simplydo.co.uk/challenges/public and click on the themes to register to attend an online briefing event. Alternatively, you may register for the briefing event via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sustainable-production-and-supply-of-food-challenge-tickets-695930997347 A recording of the briefing will be made available. Any adoption and implementation of a solution from this competition would be subject to a separate, possible competitive, procurement exercise. This competition does not cover the purchase of any solution. In applying to this competition, you are entering into a competitive process. This competition closes at 10am UK time on the date of the deadline. Technical and functional requirements - The demonstrator initiatives will be specifically centred around the ecosystems of Monmouthshire and Cardiff city region in South Wales. Solution holders will be expected to be working directly with the CCR regional stakeholders and CCR Staff in this area of South Wales. - Although carbon impact in conducting business is a primary concern to the CCR Challenge Fund and kept to a minimum where possible, some travel to South Wales would be expected where deemed necessary. - Applications invited to proceed with a demonstrator model will be contracted under Cardiff City Council using the standard SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) contracting templates. - Invitations for pitching will be TRL 5 innovative approaches or above. TRL 5 innovative tech (and process) solutions can be deployed whilst demonstrating reasonable and surmountable costs for adoption within the user groups targeted. - Deployment and focus within the Monmouthshire and Cardiff area with a view to being scaled to the wider CCR region. - Demonstrator models will be deployed in South Wales and therefore lead organisations and collaborative partners based in Wales would be of particular interest. - Solutions that can demonstrate intention to strengthen local supply chains or local economy opportunities will also be keenly observed. - Demonstration of solutions that can be delivered within the required timescales will be required. We are looking for new and emerging innovations to create an evidence base for further development and scale, considering affordability and practicality.

Renewal: The second phase is the scale up phase. Scale Up contracts are intended to provide organisations, successful in the demonstrator phase, with an opportunity to scale up their innovative solutions and it is intended that projects will run for a maximum of 12 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027013-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Innovation partnership |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 13 Nov 2023 - 30 Sep 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 | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARDIFF COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT; MONMOUTHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 4UW |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | TLL21 Monmouthshire and Newport, TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
- 15800000 - Miscellaneous food products
- 15881000 - Homogenised food preparations
- 15894000 - Processed food products
- 15894200 - Prepared meals
- 77110000 - Services incidental to agricultural production

## Release History

- 13 Sep 2023 at 07:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027013-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk
- https://sbri.simplydo.co.uk/challenges/public
- https://www.cardiff.gov.uk
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sustainable-production-and-supply-of-food-challenge-tickets-695930997347
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=134414
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0277
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0422

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