---
title: "VFU041-GEN - Long term improvement in environmental data for food"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059e30"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WASTE & RESOURCES ACTION PROGRAMME"
published: "2025-09-19"
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# VFU041-GEN - Long term improvement in environmental data for food

Buyer: WASTE & RESOURCES ACTION PROGRAMME  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059e30

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## Summary

The Waste & Resources Action Programme, located in Banbury, UK, has concluded a public procurement process titled "VFU041-GEN - Long term improvement in environmental data for food". This procurement falls under the services industry category and involves a direct award to the University of Oxford due to their unique expertise and custodianship of the HESTIA database. The procurement stage is now complete, and the contract period is set from 2nd October 2025 to 2nd April 2026. The procurement method was direct owing to intellectual property and technical reasons, eliminating feasible alternatives. The total contract value is approximately £522,985.37, with activities centered in the UKJ14 region.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for organisations working in data analysis, technical support, and consultancy services, especially those focused on environmental data. Businesses that specialise in technical solutions for database management, data storage, and consultancy could greatly benefit from similar opportunities, given the increasing demand for precise environmental data management. For business growth, companies with expertise in technical analysis and database systems at a large scale would be best suited to compete in such specialised tenders.

## Notice

University of Oxford are uniquely positioned to deliver this work because the requirement is to generate data that directly fills gaps in the HESTIA database. As the owner and custodian of this database, Oxford hold the technical expertise, infrastructure, and rights necessary to ensure consistency, accuracy, and integration of the new data. No reasonable alternative provider could undertake this work without access to the database, making a direct award the only viable option. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=981243678

### Procurement Information

Oxford University are uniquely positioned to deliver this work because the requirement is to generate data that directly fills gaps in the HESTIA database. As the owner and custodian of this database, Oxford hold the technical expertise, infrastructure, and rights necessary to ensure consistency, accuracy, and integration of the new data. No reasonable alternative provider could undertake this work without access to the database, making a direct award the only viable option.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058142-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2025 - 2 Apr 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £522,985 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## 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

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48610000 - Database systems
- 71356300 - Technical support services
- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
- 72316000 - Data analysis services
- 72317000 - Data storage services
- 72322000 - Data management services

## Release History

- 19 Sep 2025 at 13:05 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058142-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058142-2025
  19th September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=981243678
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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