Resources

Here you will find links to useful information about Dynamic Food Procurement. We’ve organised the information in three sections: An introduction to Dynamic Food Procurement, Case Studies and Useful Reports. If you have resources to add, please get in touch.

An introduction to Dynamic Food Procurement

A document providing a brief overview how it works and its benefits. View here.
A document outlining the defining principles of dynamic food procurement. View here.
Outlining the benefits of dynamic food procurement and its potential to transform our food system [Source: DP Food 2023]. Watch here.

Case Studies

Case Study for the provision of school food in Bath & North East Somerset. Read here.
Presentation summarising the Bath & North East Somerset pilot. [Source: Equilbrium Markets] View here.

Useful Reports

A report summarising latest developments in UK local food and recommendations for growth. [Source: Sustainable Food Trust, Sustain, Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, Pasture for Life and The Landworkers Alliance, 2025]. View here.
An independent review into public sector food procurement in the UK, led by Will Quince MP and published in 2024. View here.
A report exploring the ability of farmers and regional food producers to supply UK schools, hospitals, and other public sector caterers using existing supply infrastructure. By Adrian Morley, Manchester Metropolitan University [Source: Soil Association, in partnership with the DFPNAB, funded by the Aurora Trust, 2023]. View here.
Churchill Fellowship Benchmarking Report on Sustainable Food Procurement. [Source: Leah Galvin, 2022]. Read here.
A Dissertation analysis of the Dynamic Food Procurement model for driving sustainable school food. [Source: Lucy Cairns, 2022]. View here.
A report examining businesses and organisations that have developed innovative short supply chains. [Source: Soil Association, 2020]. View here.