CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

DEMONSTRATING THE MARKET POTENTIAL FOR CARBON REMOVALS IN WALES

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Description of the goods or services required

This project is on behalf of a Welsh produce company that recently launched the first carbon neutral product of its kind and now wishes to commit to further environmental projects. The learnings from this project will work to directly strengthen the brand’s environmental credentials as well as having a broader halo impact on the wider company and other Welsh companies.

To demonstrate the potential inherent in Welsh landscapes, we plan to develop a programme of work to examine decarbonisation and removal opportunities across our landscapes, covering both insetting and offsetting potential, as well as broader ecosystem services.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=126244.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

Description of the goods or services required:

This project is on behalf of a Welsh produce company that recently launched the first carbon neutral product of its kind and now wishes to commit to further environmental projects. The learnings from this project will work to directly strengthen the brand’s environmental credentials as well as having a broader halo impact on the wider company and other Welsh companies.

The UK food system will need to rapidly and significantly decarbonise in order to meet the UK government’s net zero commitments, and for major food businesses and retailers to meet their own targets.

Agricultural landscapes offer a unique opportunity to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and work is needed to reduce production emissions. Wales is particularly well placed to contribute to net zero goals, with its favourable climatic conditions and diverse land uses.

To demonstrate the potential inherent in Welsh landscapes, we plan to develop a programme of work to examine decarbonisation and removal opportunities across our landscapes, covering both insetting and offsetting potential, as well as broader ecosystem services.

The work will require:

-In-field soil carbon sequestration through the use of cover crops, including the potential for other low carbon inputs including Biochar and potentially enhanced rock weathering

- Restoration and enhancing field boundaries and non-productive areas in field, including agroforestry systems that have multiplicative effects

-Coastal ‘blue carbon,’ particularly looking at sea grasses

-R&D creating a local network whereby the brand and other Welsh F&D organisations have the opportunity to work together to understand and influence the management of the unique landscape Wales has to offer, to secure the supply and future of raw material, staff and protection of capital investments. Determine how working together can remove carbon to deliver net zero and how markets can be developed for carbon credits on an on-going basis.

-Exploring the potential for the first Welsh Carbon Off-set foundation

-Understanding of the technical, political, contractual, commercial considerations for growers, landowners, food brands, retail

Total quantity or scope of tender:

Time frame: 8 months

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Competencies required to deliver the work, and against which all tenders will be assessed are as follows:

- Thorough understanding of operating model of Puffin Produce, or equivalent fresh produce supplier business

- Technical understanding of GHG measurement in food supply chains, including carbon sequestration

- Knowledge of supply chain GHGs from farm right through processing to retail, and on to end consumers

- Ability to engage effectively with farmers on climate issues

- Robust working knowledge of the major on-farm carbon calculators used in the UK

- Detailed understanding of sustainability priorities from the major UK grocery retailers

- Practical application of landscape-level approaches for addressing environmental sustainability

In addition to the above, features of the delivery organisation and proposed approach:

- Evidence of high standards of environmental sustainability

- Experienced team with strength in depth

- High value for money

4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

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Additional Information

Submissions should be not longer than 10 pages of A4 Word documents at minimum 12 point font size, or up to 20 powerpoint slides.

Submissions must reflect the competencies listed in Section 3, and proposals will be assessed against each.

Team member CVs should be included as appendices, which are additional to the page limits specified.

Responses will only be considered when submitted through the Sell2Wales post box, submissions on any other platforms will not be considered.

(WA Ref:126244)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice