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title: "Measuring Carbon Impact - Food Hubs"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-126350"
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buyer: "SOCIAL FARMS & GARDENS"
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# Measuring Carbon Impact - Food Hubs

Buyer: SOCIAL FARMS & GARDENS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-126350

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## Summary

The procurement process led by Social Farms & Gardens involves a tender titled "Measuring Carbon Impact - Food Hubs" in the services category. The organization, based in Newtown, is collaborating with various partners to demonstrate efficient procurement methods benefiting the environment and local prosperity. The tender, currently in the award stage with a contract signed on December 19, 2022, focuses on sustainable food procurement and aims to provide data on the wider impact of purchasing from local growers using agroecological methods in North Powys and Carmarthenshire.

This opportunity for business growth is ideal for firms experienced in measuring carbon impact and working with small-scale agroecological growers. The tender, open for submission until December 7, 2022, is part of a pilot project aiming to show public sector bodies the benefits of procuring from local producers and meeting carbon targets. Businesses interested should consider their track record, understanding of relevant public sector targets, and willingness to collaborate with community partners. The successful bidder will work closely with growers, provide necessary training, and contribute to demonstrating the positive impact of alternative growing methods locally.

## Notice

Sustainable Food Procurement for Local ProsperityMEASURING AND DEMONSTRATING THE POTENTIAL CARBON BENEFITS OF USING LOCAL FOOD HUBS TO SUPPLY PUBLIC SECTOR SETTINGSPROJECT INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUNDWorking in partnership, Social Farms & Gardens, Open Food Network, Cultivate, Development Trusts Association Wales and Foothold Cymru, aim to demonstrate that the public sector CAN procure efficiently from local producers using methods that benefit the natural environment and local prosperity.Collaborating with Sustainable Food Places Officers in North Powys and Carmarthenshire, two Procurement Hubs are purchasing from local, small-scale growers, aggregating supply and providing produce to the public sector that meets (or exceeds) requirements in terms of ease, cost and sustainability.DEMONSTRATING BENEFITThe project aims to:* Provide data that demonstrates the wider impact to local authorities and other public sector bodies of purchasing from local growers.* Provide data that demonstrates the wider impact to local authorities and other public sector bodies of purchasing from growers using agroecological methods.* Provide data that demonstrates the wider value to local authorities and other public sector bodies of using a local food hub model.We have commissioned two consultants to capture data around:- Nutrient density of local produce (grown agroecologically).- Sustainability impact of local, community-based procurement food hubs assessed within the WFGA framework.The final piece of data we want to capture is around carbon impact of the model.Additionally, we have commissioned BRO Partnership to evaluate the project and the evidence provided by our carbon impact contractor will be included in the final evaluation report.BRIEF OUTLINEDue to the small sample size of this pilot project and the short timeframes within which we are working, we are not anticipating collecting robust data that can be used to prove wide impact of this model. However, all our data collection activity is aimed at increasing the awareness and knowledge of growers, public sector customers and the hub itself to identify improvements to practice and simple monitoring techniques to capture data ongoing.All data will be integrated into the Open Food Network (OFN) platform so that public sector customers can see the added value of products they are purchasing.All data that we capture should be used to demonstrate how this model can help public sector bodies in Carmarthenshire and North Powys to meet their stated aims around carbon, biodiversity, health and local economy.Our long-term strategy is to use the learning from this pilot to develop the model including technological advancements, upscaling growers/producers and empowering local procurement champions within the public sector.The contractor will be required to:* Work with growers involved in the pilot in Carmarthenshire and North Powys.* Understand public sector (including local authorities, health boards, public services boards and Welsh Government) priorities in terms of meeting carbon targets.* Provide training to various parties involved in the pilot on how to measure carbon impact.* Support three growers in each region to measure their carbon impact.* Provide advice and guidance to growers about how to reduce their carbon impact.* Collate and translate data into useful format that can beo integrated into OFN platform, ando used by public sector bodies to demonstrate how this model could help meet their targetso integrated into the pilot project evaluationAdditionally, the contractor may be able to:* Share techniques and expertise for measuring wider environmental impact such as biodiversity.* Share baseline data which can be used to demonstrate impact of alternative growing methods and working locally.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=126350 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOCIAL FARMS & GARDENS |
| Locality | NEWTOWN |
| Post town | Shrewsbury |
| Postcode | SY16 2LU |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL41 Mid Wales |
| Local authority | Powys |
| Electoral ward | Newtown East |
| Westminster constituency | Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MABBETT & ASSOCIATES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90711000 - Environmental impact assessment other than for construction

## Release History

- 11 Jan 2023 at 13:41 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=126350
- 8 Nov 2022 at 11:00 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=126350

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=NOV417521&idx=1
  8th November 2022 - English
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=NOV417521&idx=2
  8th November 2022 - Cymraeg

## Notice URLs

- https://www.farmgarden.org.uk
- https://www.mabbett.eu
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

## Provenance

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