Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bbb-ae8e-719c-a396-750e93aa506a/food-data-infrastructure-and-governance awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Food Data Infrastructure and Governance [Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-of-environment-food-and-rural-affairs) Estimated value Not stated Published 19 Dec 2025 Deadline Closed 3 Nov 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender This project’s aims are three-fold: to design and develop a data sharing infrastructure suitable for the UK agri-food system; advise on an optimal governance model for this infrastructure; and pilot data sharing across a selection of food product supply chains. The project will begin with a discovery phase that will form a picture of the current data sharing ecosystem in the agri-food sector and learn from current practice within and outside of the agri-food sector. Following this, a detailed design of a potential DSI system architecture will be developed alongside an optimal model of system governance. Data sharing pilots in specific agri-food supply chains will consider how data sharing can be operationalised and incentivised to inform this design, identifying and proposing solutions to scale-up participation. The outputs of this project should provide the evidence base for government and industry to invest in and deliver DSI that delivers public goods and promotes sustainable growth and resilience of the UK agri-food sector. Support the work of UK government to create a smart data ecosystem with in the Agri-Food Sector. It should take into account major international data sharing infrastructure in development such as the EU ‘digital product passports’ and the UN CEFACT ‘Transparency Protocol’ and align with any UK data sharing policy that emerges between project procurement and inception. This project should use the Digital Twin Hub’s Gemini Principles (Figure 2), Smart Data initiatives such as Open Banking, and the FDTP Key Principles as a basis for the aims and outcomes of the DSI and governance design work. Read full description ## CPV classification Research and experimental development services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-0523ef-2025-12-19T11:08:14Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-0523ef-2025-12-19T11:08:14Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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