Expired contract

Beef Improvement Research Programme

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): AHDB
Value: GBP 1,000,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 14 August 2015
Source: ContractsFinder

Tender description

Beef production makes a significant contribution to the UK farming economy, with cattle raised for meat production representing nearly12% of the £24,089 million value of gross agricultural output in 2012 . However UK food production, including beef, operates in a global market which faces economic challenges as well as competition for natural resources that are needed to feed a growing global population, whilst protecting the environment and enhancing ecosystem services from agricultural land. The overarching policy background supporting this call for research is framed by the Government’s Foresight Report , The Future of Food and Farming: Challenges and choices for global sustainability, which under one of its key priorities - promoting sustainable intensification, recommends raising yields, increasing the efficiency with which inputs are used and reducing the negative environmental effects of food production

Timeline

Completed: Award date14 November 2014
Completed: Award published14 August 2015
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 August 2017

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Relevant CPV codes

73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services

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