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Published 16 Jul 2025, 15:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

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

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£117,805published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Hilary Cottam2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
79315000 Social research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Jul 2025, 15:36 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2025, 13:22 BST
Authority reference
C29492
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057711
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056085 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

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.

Review and risk notes
Risks

A unique model developed by the supplier,.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Jul 2025 → 18 Sept 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    18 Sept 2025, 13:22 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    16 Jul 2025, 15:36 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Jul 2025, 16:21 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    28 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    18 Sept 2025, 13:22 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £117,8051 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hilary Cottam29 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026£117,805same award published again · counted once11 Jul 2025standstill to 25 Jul 2025Standstill
Hilary Cottam£117,805 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • FCP - social design, anthropology and community-led transformation - phase 2 · Hilary Cottam

    Signed
    17 Jul 2025
    Value
    £117,805
    Period
    29 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active
    1 agreed KPI: Workshops completed
    • Workshops completed, 3 workshops completed

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Hilary CottamAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGDM-8357-DHWP 114 Defoe House, Barbican, London, London, EC2Y 8NDContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender