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Understanding the environmental impacts of displacing UK agricultural/commodity production

JNCC Support Co · Central government

In brief

JNCC Support Co awarded environmental work to University of Leeds on 30 October 2026.

The notice gives a value of £275,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 16 months, up to 28 months with extensions, starting 16 November 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

There is increasing pressure on land use in the UK due to demands from housing development and commitments to Net Zero and nature. This, combined with a changing climate, mean there may be less land available for agricultural commodity production within the UK. This may result in a displacement of production overseas. While there is good evidence on the carbon, biodiversity and other environmental impacts that any given land use change will bring in situ, there is currently no established method of identifying 1) where crops are likely to be grown instead and 2) what impacts this displaced crop growth may have. A way to estimate these could provide evidence that would help guide land use decisions and policy by providing a holistic understanding of both the domestic and international implications of these decisions. Project Aims 1. To produce an initial interim model that estimates where production would be displaced if a given area of land in the UK, producing a set quantity of a commodity, was no longer used for commodity production. The model will be based on clear and transparent assumptions. 2. To estimate the environmental impacts of production in these new locations. The calculated environmental impacts will ideally map onto those included in the Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption (GEIC) indicator.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
University of Leeds
8 bids received
£275,000
Awarded 30 October 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 083642-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 087336-2026
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 089412-2026
  4. Tender notice · UK4, notice 091539-2026
  5. Tender notice · UK4, notice 094827-2026
  6. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 104791-2026

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From notice 083642-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 September 2026, last updated 4 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 4 November 2026.