Understanding the environmental impacts of displacing UK agricultural/commodity production

What the buyer is asking for

There is increasing pressure on land use in the UK due to demands from housing development and commitments to Net Zero and nature. This, combined with a changing climate, mean there may be less land available for agricultural commodity production within the UK. This may result in a displacement of production overseas. While there is good evidence on the carbon, biodiversity and other environmental impacts that any given land use change will bring in situ, there is currently no established method of identifying 1) where crops are likely to be grown instead and 2) what impacts this displaced crop growth may have. A way to estimate these could provide evidence that would help guide land use decisions and policy by providing a holistic understanding of both the domestic and international implications of these decisions. Project Aims 1. To produce an initial interim model that estimates where production would be displaced if a given area of land in the UK, producing a set quantity of a commodity, was no longer used for commodity production. The model will be based on clear and transparent assumptions. 2. To estimate the environmental impacts of production in these new locations. The calculated environmental impacts will ideally map onto those included in the Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption (GEIC) indicator.

How this is scored

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• 55%qualityQuality of Bid
• 15%qualityDetails Of Contractor
• 10%qualitySocial Value
• 20%pricePrice

What you must already have

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• economic

  As per ITT zip pack attached to this advert

• technical

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published7 days ago

   15 Sept 2026, 14:04 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 14 days

   6 Oct 2026, 09:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 21 days

   13 Oct 2026, 09:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 35 days

   26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice3 Sept 2026, 16:30 BST083642-2026
2. Tender updated15 Sept 2026, 14:04 BST087336-2026

Documents

• ITT C26-1076-2323_V2. Bidders should refer to ITT C26-1076-2323_V2 and Clarification Questions and Answers Log C26-1076-2323_V1 when preparing their submissions. If interested in this project, potential bidders are invited to download the ITT zip folder attached to this advert. Bids should be submitted to the following email address: TenderResponse@jncc.gov.uk by the date and time shown within this advert.
• Clarification Questions and Answers Log C26-1076-2323_V1
• Tender notice on Find a Tender