The Sustainable Production and Supply of Food Challenge

Concepts

• cardiff
• usk
• agricultural production
• food and drink
• homogenised food preparations
• miscellaneous food products
• processed food products
• local food supply chains
• local food supplies
• food

Location

Applicable to the Cardiff City Region

Description

This competition is a ‘first of a kind’ demonstrator initiative, on behalf of Cardiff Capital Region (CCR), Cardiff Council and Monmouthshire Council to accelerate innovation in the CCR region and enable projects to develop innovative solutions which can significantly improve the sustainable production and supply of food. Your project must focus one or more of the following themes: - Approaches to encourage and enhance knowledge within schools of the health benefits by sourcing from local food supply chains. - Dynamic integrated tools that optimize the supply and distribution of local food supplies. - Maximising renewable energy generation and local utilization from farm (and growing) assets whilst maintaining agricultural yields. - Innovative farming practices to reduce carbon emissions and increase yield

Total Quantity or Scope

- Approaches to encourage and enhance knowledge within schools of the health benefits by sourcing from local food supply chains. - Dynamic integrated tools that optimize the supply and distribution of local food supplies. - Maximising renewable energy generation and local utilization from farm (and growing) assets whilst maintaining agricultural yields. - Innovative farming practices to reduce carbon emissions and increase yield: We are looking for applicants that can evidence identified partners / future customers, for the entirety of the project. The potential partner can be a public sector organisation, farmer or any other relevant party looking to tackle such a challenge, but they must be based in the CCR Region. For more information on the background and scope of the competition please go to https://sbri.simplydo.co.uk/challenges/public and click on the themes to register to attend an online briefing event. Alternatively, you may register for the briefing event via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sustainable-production-and-supply-of-food-chall... A recording of the briefing will be made available. Any adoption and implementation of a solution from this competition would be subject to a separate, possible competitive, procurement exercise. This competition does not cover the purchase of any solution. In applying to this competition, you are entering into a competitive process. This competition closes at 10am UK time on the date of the deadline. Technical and functional requirements - The demonstrator initiatives will be specifically centred around the ecosystems of Monmouthshire and Cardiff city region in South Wales. Solution holders will be expected to be working directly with the CCR regional stakeholders and CCR Staff in this area of South Wales. - Although carbon impact in conducting business is a primary concern to the CCR Challenge Fund and kept to a minimum where possible, some travel to South Wales would be expected where deemed necessary. - Applications invited to proceed with a demonstrator model will be contracted under Cardiff City Council using the standard SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) contracting templates. - Invitations for pitching will be TRL 5 innovative approaches or above. TRL 5 innovative tech (and process) solutions can be deployed whilst demonstrating reasonable and surmountable costs for adoption within the user groups targeted. - Deployment and focus within the Monmouthshire and Cardiff area with a view to being scaled to the wider CCR region. - Demonstrator models will be deployed in South Wales and therefore lead organisations and collaborative partners based in Wales would be of particular interest. - Solutions that can demonstrate intention to strengthen local supply chains or local economy opportunities will also be keenly observed. - Demonstration of solutions that can be delivered within the required timescales will be required. We are looking for new and emerging innovations to create an evidence base for further development and scale, considering affordability and practicality.

Renewal Options

The second phase is the scale up phase. Scale Up contracts are intended to provide organisations, successful in the demonstrator phase, with an opportunity to scale up their innovative solutions and it is intended that projects will run for a maximum of 12 months.

CPV Codes

• 77110000 - Services incidental to agricultural production
• 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
• 15881000 - Homogenised food preparations
• 15800000 - Miscellaneous food products
• 15894000 - Processed food products
• 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
• 15894200 - Prepared meals

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

For submission and access to full documents please use the following https://sbri.simplydo.co.uk/challenges/public Timescales: - Competition Launch: 29th August 2023 - Competition Briefing Webinar: w/c 18th September 2023. - Deadline for applications: 10am 9th October 2023 - Finalist for pitching notified: 24th October 2023 - Pitching sessions with CRR Stakeholders: w/c 30th October 2023 - Winners announced for demonstrator study funding: 13th November 2023 Please note: - The procurement is subject to grant funding and the Council reserves the right not to award and/or not proceed with the procurement. - The Council reserves the right to terminate the contract and/or not proceed to the next stage/phase should the grant be withdrawn, reduced, reclaimed, or withheld. - The Council has the right to reclaim, withhold and/or withdrawn in the same circumstances as the grant conditions (referred to above). - The recipient(s) of the scale up contract(s) will be required to report on actual impact throughout project lifetime and will be required to participate in post-project monitoring and evaluation with Cardiff Council, Cardiff Capital Region, and Welsh Government for at least 2 years post-project completion. 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=134414. (WA Ref:134414) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.