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title: "Understanding the Influence of Compensation on bTB Disease Management Behaviours"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-041a58"
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# Understanding the Influence of Compensation on bTB Disease Management Behaviours

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041a58

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## Summary

The Defra Network eTendering Portal has completed the procurement process for the project titled "Understanding the Influence of Compensation on bTB Disease Management Behaviours" in the services category. The project, awarded to SAC Commercial Ltd, had a total contract value of £148,809. The initiative aimed to evaluate the role of compensation in bTB risk reduction measures and inform future policy development. The tender was cancelled.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the research and development consultancy sector to engage with innovative projects in disease management behaviours. With a focus on technical quality and sustainability, businesses with expertise in behavioural analysis and policy development would be well-suited to compete. The tender process was open, allowing various suppliers to bid, and highlighted the importance of using compensation as a mechanism for enhancing disease control and influencing risk mitigating behaviours.

## Notice

Understanding the Influence of Compensation on bTB Disease Management Behaviours

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Defra is commissioning this project to evaluate the role of compensation, its effectiveness and ascertain if it has any influence on bTB risk reduction measures such as knowledge-based trading (KBT), biosecurity and cattle movements. The supplier should also use this understanding to inform an assessment of the future role of compensation in wider bTB policy and how it may be used to influence risk mitigating behaviours. Ultimately, we want to know: how do we make compensation work more effectively as both a safety net and a mechanism for enhanced disease control?
The project will consist of two linked and complementary workstreams: 
Workstream 1: Past. This workstream will consist of a collation of evidence and analysing data to ascertain any influence compensation has on KBT, biosecurity and cattle movements. We see this workstream as evaluating the role of compensation as a mechanism for initiating behaviour change, using existing literature and evidence to inform the 'theory' of how compensation should work. This would be used as a basis to analyse if and how compensation does influence behaviour and investigate if the current policy is effective. 
Workstream 2: Future. This workstream will consist of data collection on the role of compensation in future policy development. This workstream will use workstream 1 to identify knowns and unknowns on the role of compensation and how it might be used in future as a policy instrument to influence risk mitigating behaviours. This would also include investigating its relationship with the wider context of bTB policy.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005009-2024 |
| 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 | 14 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | 29 Jan 2024 - 28 Jan 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | £1 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £148,809 |

## 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 | SAC COMMERCIAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 14 Feb 2024 at 18:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005009-2024
- 16 Nov 2023 at 11:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033899-2023

## Notice URLs

- 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
- https://www.sruc.ac.uk/business-services/sac-consulting/

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