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title: "Improving the quality of environmental impact data for food"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0470e3"
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# Improving the quality of environmental impact data for food

Buyer: WASTE & RESOURCES ACTION PROGRAMME  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0470e3

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## Summary

The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has awarded a contract to the University of Oxford for a project improving environmental impact data for food. The project aims to update, harmonise, and simplify the Hestia platform to create a web-based database and enhance data quality for measuring environmental impacts. This procurement falls under the services category, using a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender presents an opportunity for companies specialising in data analysis and database services to compete. Businesses with expertise in environmental impact assessment and food industry data analysis would be well-suited for this contract. The contract, currently in the award stage, has a value of £400,999.98 and was signed on March 27, 2024. The project location is in the United Kingdom, with WRAP acting as the buying organisation and the University of Oxford as the contracted supplier.

## Notice

WRAP have been awarded a contract by the Defra RDE Framework to deliver a multi-year project on improving public data which will be achieved by updating, harmonising and simplifying the Hestia platform, creating an accessible web-based database and testing outputs with UK businesses.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

WRAP have been awarded a contract by the Defra RDE Framework to deliver a multi-year project along side with other partners on improving public data which will be achieved by updating, harmonising and simplifying the Hestia platform. To enable company level scope 3 emissions reporting and food eco-labelling requires accessible, high quality, reliable data sources, standardised for the entire food system. This project aims to support this objective through the production of high quality, trusted data to measure the environmental impact of agricultural and food products and activities within the agri-food system. The project will also develop data standards for communication and database interoperability and draw together large data owners and relevant stakeholders to maximise the project's outcomes.

### Procurement Information

WRAP has been awarded a contract on the Defra Research, Development and Evidence (RDE) Framework Call Off for a multi-year project on improving public data. Our phase 2 bid submitted included Oxford University which has been a key partner in phase 1 of this project. Phase 2 is a development, building on phase 1 and therefore Oxford University was integral to delivery of phase 2. The Hestia platform which is central to this project is owned and managed by Oxford University.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018796-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £400,999 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WASTE & RESOURCES ACTION PROGRAMME |
| Locality | BANBURY |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX16 5BH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Cherwell |
| Electoral ward | Banbury Cross and Neithrop |
| Westminster constituency | Banbury |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72316000 - Data analysis services
- 72320000 - Database services

## Release History

- 18 Jun 2024 at 15:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018796-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wrap.org.uk
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=868046240

## Provenance

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