Contract award · 13 Feb 2025

Geospatial nudges for hypothetical Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) funding agreement

Defra awarded “Geospatial nudges for hypothetical Sustainable Farming Incentive…” to Behavioural Insights Team Ltd for £99,886 on 13 Feb 2025.

Research & developmentLondon

BuyerDefra
Value £99,886

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Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Defra · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£99,886
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Feb 2025
  2. Published14 Feb 2025Published 1 day after the contract date

Description

The British Government is committed to a broad range of ambitious environmental targets, set out in primary legislation. To meet these targets, the English landscape will need to be managed in certain specific ways. Agri-environment schemes (AES) are an important tool for encouraging farmers to adopt & continue management practices that encourage biodiversity, sequester carbon, & reduce pollution; the structure & content of these schemes in the UK was, until recently, subject to the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Following the UK's exit from the EU, England was no longer subject to the CAP - creating the opportunity for major reforms to AES in England. A new suite of schemes - known collectively as Environmental Land Management (ELM) - have been designed for England, to help farmers & other land managers deliver our ambitious environmental targets. ELM includes three schemes - the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), Countryside Stewardship (CS) & Landscape Recover…

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