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title: "Provision of Fast-Tracked Standards, referred to as a Publicly Available Specification (“PAS”), to Assess Safety & Efficacy of Methane Suppressing Feed Products (“MSFPs”)"
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# Provision of Fast-Tracked Standards, referred to as a Publicly Available Specification (“PAS”), to Assess Safety & Efficacy of Methane Suppressing Feed Products (“MSFPs”)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-fast-tracked-standards-referred-to-as-a-publicly-available-specification-pas--ocds-h6vhtk-04b4fa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal): "Provision of Fast-Tracked Standards, referred to as a Publicly Available Specification (“PAS”), to Assess Safety & Efficacy of Methane Suppressing Feed Products (“MSFPs”)". 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 OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-environment-food-and-rural-affairs-defra-netwo-GB-FTS-118855)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Environmental standards other than for construction
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £162,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04b4fa`

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## Description
An agreement with the British Standards Institution to developed a Publicly Available Specification (“PAS”) to assess safety & efficacy of Methane Suppressing Feed Products (“MSFPs”).<br/><br/>The 2023 Carbon Budget Delivery Plan identifies the use of MSFPs as the single largest potential policy contributor to reductions in agricultural green house gas emissions. MSFPs work by reducing the amount of enteric methane that ruminants emit.<br/><br/>Defra announced plans to incentivise the uptake of safe and effective MSFPs once suitable products enter the market (expected from 2025). <br/><br/>The PAS will allow MSFPs to be assessed against the Food Additive Regulations.  The PAS will allow efficacy and safety of MSPFs to be independently measured and assessed.  There is currently no British or International Standard for assessing the safety and efficacy of methane suppressing feed products.<br/><br/>See the specification for a full description of this contracts scope.  The specification can be accessed via the Contracts Finder link, link below. <br/><br/>Link: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/91436db4-ec45-4e0f-81b9-389e087e79f1

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

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Award of a contract to the British Standards Institution

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 036218-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **BSI Standards Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-179573`
  - Value: £162,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 036218-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £162,000
  - Signed Date: 22/10/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036218-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-08T11:18:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:41:41.574Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04b4fa