Working together
To benefit from economies of scale, food networks and anchor institutions are encouraged to work together to establish Dynamic Food Procurement in their region.
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What’s happening in your region? Read on below to discover what’s happening, register your interest and we will help you connect and collaborate with others.
West Midlands
Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire
Monmouthshire Council, Herefordshire Council, Powys Council along with Shropshire Good Food and Sustainable Food Places Network have come together to form The Marches as a region of authorities pursuing the possibilities of implementing Dynamic Food Procurement. Having successfully secured over £20,000 in funding – half of which came from The Dixon Foundation they have initiated a feasibility study via the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) to understand the viability and impact of implementing Dynamic Food Procurement across The Marches region.
North East England
County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
The North East region successfully created the North East Sustainable Food Alliance (NESFA). NESFA exists as an informal alliance between the three founding sustainable food partnerships in the North East region: Newcastle, Middlesbrough and County Durham. These three food partnerships each have existing relationships with a range of anchor institutions (local authorities, universities, colleges and hospitals) and procurement professionals. They secured £10k funding from The Dixon Foundation and are using this to build regional momentum, collect data, and explore routes to market. Efforts initially centered on working with an existing buying organisation, the North East Purchasing Organisation who represents every local authority in the North East region as a procurement body. This body chose not to progress, and so alternative routes are now being explored.
East Midlands
Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland
This region has shown positive interest in progressing Dynamic Food Procurement, but more action is needed to establish a working group to take things forward. Please register your interest to get involved in this.
South West England
Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire
The South West region was host to the original pilots of Dynamic Food Procurement. Dozens of schools and universities in the West of England region have implemented Dynamic Food Procurement and realised significant financial and environmental cost savings. Further counties across the South West region have now engaged with the process to implement Dynamic Food Procurement. Though, more anchor institutions are sought in the region to implement in order to bring scale and bigger economic, social and environmental outcomes.
Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll & Bute, Ayrshire, Banffshire, Berwickshire, Borders, Caithness, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries & Galloway, Dunbartonshire, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Fife, Highland, Inverclyde, Kincardineshire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney, Perth & Kinross, Renfrewshire, Shetland, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirlingshire, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian, Western Isles
The work on Dynamic Food Procurement in Scotland region has been led by Jayne Jones from Argyll & Bute Council. The approach has been to work with Scotland Excel, Food For Life and Sustainable Food Places within the region. Having secured £10k funding from The Dixon Foundation, this region is employing a Post-Grad 3 days a week to conduct a landscape mapping analysis study to discover relevant metrics for Dynamic Food Procurement such as food requirements of procurers and their locations, who and where the food producers are, and where logistics providers are.
South East England
Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey, West Sussex
The South East region is spearheaded by Good Food Oxfordshire and Brighten & Hove Food Partnership. Significant engagement has taken place with anchor institutions including the local authorities in each county. More recently, Kent Food Producers have begun engaging with an interest for their members.
Yorkshire / Humber
East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
This region has shown positive interest in progressing Dynamic Food Procurement, but more action is needed to establish a working group to take things forward. Please register your interest to get involved in this.
Wales
Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport. Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, Wrexham
This region has shown positive interest in progressing Dynamic Food Procurement, but more action is needed to establish a working group to take things forward. Please register your interest to get involved in this.