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# ES RDE 135 - Livestock Unit Update Project (LUUP) –  updating the unit of measur

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/es-rde-135-livestock-unit-update-project-luup-updating-the-unit-of-measur-ocds-h6vhtk-078cc4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: "ES RDE 135 - Livestock Unit Update Project (LUUP) –  updating the unit of measur". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-gov-d7)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - award under framework
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £74,700 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/es-rde-135-livestock-unit-update-project-luup-updating-the-unit-of-measur-ocds-h6vhtk-078cc4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078cc4`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/es-rde-135-livestock-unit-update-project-luup-updating-the-unit-of-measur-ocds-h6vhtk-078cc4#tl-md)

## Description
Defra Self-Service Direct Award. 
Livestock Units (LU) are used across Defra and its arms-length bodies, for example in the Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes, to estimate the grazing pressures different livestock species and breeds represent. The data underlying the LU estimates is no longer aligned with modern livestock sizes and scientific advances, as well as using outdated calculations of feed intake, both of which lead to inaccurate estimates of grazing pressure. Therefore, a comprehensive review of the input data and calculations used is necessary to ensure changes to livestock phenotypes over the last four decades and advances in our understanding of feed intake are captured accurately.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **WSP UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-01383511`
  - Value: £74,700 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** ES RDE 135 - Livestock Unit Update Project (LUUP) –  updating the unit of measur (active)
  - Signed Value: £74,700
  - Signed Date: 13/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F099443-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-21T11:44:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T23:21:33.775Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078cc4