DAERA Agricultural Policy Division The Carbon Footprinting Project

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairscontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05595dProcurement Act 2023pending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£2.5m

Awarded 11 Jun 2026

Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

15 Jun 2026

Description

DAERA requires a Supplier to provide the administration, delivery, licencing, support and maintenance of a Carbon Calculator which will provide farm businesses in Northern Ireland with their Whole Farm-level Carbon Footprint, Enterprise-level Carbon Footprint and Product-level Carbon Footprint. Training will be provided to assist farmers to use the information received to take appropriate action to reduce net GHG emissions on their farm. The Carbon Calculator procured for this project will be used on all Northern Ireland farms, and requires 28,400 farm carbon footprints to be completed over the next four financial years 2026/27 to 2029/30.

Scope

Reference
ID 5956194
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2028
Possible extension to 31 Mar 2030

Following the initial contract period, there are [2] potential extension periods of up to [12] months each. Optional extension periods will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority.

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Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
AC6 CostAC6 Price / Cost 30%cost

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

As per tender documentation.

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£2.5m

Award date

11 Jun 2026

Contract start

25 Jun 2026

Contract end

25 Jun 2028