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FCP - social design, anthropology and community-led transformation - phase 2

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:06.

Opportunity overview

To award a contract with new methods in collaborative practice using unique modelling developed by the supplier, that bridges the gap between farm decision making in response to changes in agricultural potential and survey data, which resolves the economics of farms and to understand how climate change will impact food production, farm businesses and future land use.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Hilary Cottam

Match pending…
Published award value
£117.8k
Awarded
10 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PGDM-8357-DHWP
Location
London, UKI31, EC2Y 8ND, United Kingdom

Hilary Cottam

Match pending…
Contract value
£117.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
16 Jul 2025
Including VAT
£147.3k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PGDM-8357-DHWP
Location
London, UKI31, EC2Y 8ND, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C29492
Status
complete
Published risks
A unique model developed by the supplier,.
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Direct award justification is due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required. Technical expertise required from the supplier using unique modelling they have developed.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX
Name
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PNBD-3289-CDGX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Lindy Macnamee
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PGDM-8357-DHWP
Name
Hilary Cottam

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2Y 8ND
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
114 Defoe House, Barbican

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PGDM-8357-DHWP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
11 Jul 2025, 00:00
Title
FCP - social design, anthropology and community-led transformation - phase 2
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79315000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social research services

Value

Amount
117,805.36
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
147,256.71

Documents

Entry 1
Id
040601-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
16 Jul 2025, 15:36
Entry 2
Id
040637-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
16 Jul 2025, 16:21

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PGDM-8357-DHWP
Name
Hilary Cottam

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
28 Jul 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
29 Jul 2025, 00:00

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
None

Main Contractors

Entry 1
Id
GB-PPON-PGDM-8357-DHWP
Name
Hilary Cottam

Standstill Period

Ends
25 Jul 2025, 23:59
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79315000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social research services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PGDM-8357-DHWP
Name
Hilary Cottam

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Title
FCP - social design, anthropology and community-led transformation - phase 2
Status
active
Award ID
2
Date Signed
17 Jul 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
117,805.36
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
147,256.71

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
29 Jul 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
057711-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
18 Sept 2025, 13:22

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Workshops completed
Description
3 workshops completed

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-056085-2025-09-18T13:22:46+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·