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title: "Development and expansion of existing food price modelling system"
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# Development and expansion of existing food price modelling system

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040293

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has recently completed the procurement process for the project titled "Development and expansion of existing food price modelling system." The project falls under the services category and aims to enhance the current food price modelling system to understand the impact of food price changes on consumer health and welfare. This initiative was located at the University of Exeter in the UK and was awarded to the University of Exeter. The procurement method used for this project was an open procedure. The project was completed on 6th December 2023.

This tender provides a growth opportunity for businesses specializing in economic research services. Business entities with expertise in analysing food price movements and their effects on household affordability and welfare would be well-suited to compete. The project requires technical expertise as well as an understanding of price criteria, making it ideal for companies with a focus on quality and price balance. With a contract value of £174,571.07, this award opens avenues for collaborations and business expansion within the economic research services sector.

## Notice

There is a need for Defra to better understand the impact of food price changes on consumers health and welfare, which has become more pressing in light of increasing pressures from modern society. The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UKs exist from the European Union (EU) and the war in the Ukraine has contributed to increase food price volatility in the UK, and November 2022 saw year-on-year food price inflation rise to the highest levels since the 1970s.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

There is a need for Defra to better understand the impact of food price changes on consumers health and welfare, which has become more pressing in light of increasing pressures from modern society. 

This research has 6 main objectives:

1. To make an incremental improvement to the accuracy and usefulness of the current food price modelling systems by using the most updated data sets provided by the Authority (unless tenderers are a market research, market data and marketing consulting agency, then you will need to provide your own data set at your own cost - see Data Requirements and Sharing).

2. To identify the impacts of food price movements on household affordability, welfare, and dietary habits through the creation of an analytical model.

3. To analyse the effects of food price movements on consumer behaviour amongst economically and socially disadvantaged groups in England.

4. Upon provision of a list of options by Defra, to prioritise possible options for policy interventions targeted at food affordability and accessibility.

5. To produce a variant of the current food price modelling system to analyse the impact of food price drivers in a period of heightened food price volatility.

6. To improve functionality of the modelling system to produce results on sector-led basis, thus improving granularity of data.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036009-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £180,000 |
| Lots value | £180,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £174,571 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 EXETER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79311400 - Economic research services

## Release History

- 6 Dec 2023 at 16:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036009-2023
- 21 Sep 2023 at 11:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027883-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.exeter.ac.uk
- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

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