# Methane-Inhibiting Livestock Feed Supplements: Review of Net Impacts, Barriers to Success And Consumer Acceptance

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Defra Network eTendering Portal
- Contract winner: [SAC Commercial Ltd](/contract-winners/sac-commercial/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £50,000
- Tender value: £50,000
- Award date: 5 February 2021
- Published: 30 March 2021
- Contract start: 5 February 2021
- Contract end: 5 October 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0baa6aa8-4d51-4c82-9c5a-cccaf5bb4d1e-424928
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5e6a8e0f-6efe-49c5-80a3-907924311e0b

## Description

Summary This project aims to holistically evaluate suitability, scalability and net mitigation effects of methane-inhibiting livestock feed supplements in a UK context\. Deliverables shall include a rapid evidence assessment in line with best practice to deliver insights into realistic impacts \(accounting for benefits and trade-offs\) and barriers to successful GHG mitigation\. This will account for impacts to consumers, farmers, the environment and potential legislative/marketing/trade requirements\. Additional evaluation will investigate anticipated consumer acceptance of widespread sectoral usage of methane-inhibiting livestock feed supplements\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0baa6aa8-4d51-4c82-9c5a-cccaf5bb4d1e-424928)