Research Development and Evidence Framework

Descriptions

Defra wishes to let a Framework agreement for the provision of Research, Development & Evidence Services.Research and Experimental Development (R&D) comprises creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications.Evidence covers a range of sciences including economics, social research, operational research, statistics, natural science, engineering and geography.The framework will be divided into 4 lots, which are additionally divided into sub lots:Lot 1 Foodsub lot 1.1 – Supporting a resilient and secure food systemsub lot 1.2 – Enabling a productive and competitive agri-food chainsub lot 1.3 – Safety and Confidence in foodsub lot 1.4 – Supporting a sustainable and healthy agri-food chainlot 2 Farmingsub lot 2.1 – Crop performance and protection servicessub lot 2.2 – Livestock performance servicessub lot 2.3 – Agronomy, nutrient management and sustainable system servicessub lot 2.4 – Modelling toolkits, informatics and comparative life cycle assessment servicessub lot 2.5 – Farming statisticsLot 3 Air Qualitysub lot 3.1 – Air quality analysis and expert servicessub lot 3.2 – Air quality monitoring and datasub lot 3.3 – Modelling tools for air quality studiessub lot 3.4 – Air quality economics and socio-economicsub lot 3.5 – Noise research and analysisLot 4 Socio-Economicsub lot 4.1 – Socio-economic