Award

Review of Natural Capital Reporting

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

06 Dec 2024 at 14:54

Award Notice
TenderAmendment

11 Nov 2024 at 18:26

Tender Notice
TenderAmendment

07 Nov 2024 at 09:05

Tender Notice
Tender

25 Oct 2024 at 10:08

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs is seeking to commission a review of natural capital reporting under the title "Review of Natural Capital Reporting." This procurement falls within the research and development consultancy services category (CPV code 73200000) and will focus on the water environment, including rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, groundwater, coasts, and estuaries across the United Kingdom. The procurement stage is at the award stage, with the contract awarded to the University of Gloucestershire for £22,650 GBP. The project began on 2nd December 2024 and is expected to conclude by 31st March 2025. The initial tender was published on 25th October 2024, and responses were due by 14th November 2024.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses engaged in environmental consultancy, particularly those with expertise in natural capital and ecosystem services. The project involves reviewing existing applications of natural capital in environmental reporting and identifying new opportunities for the Environment Agency to enhance their efforts in water environment improvement. SMEs and VCSEs are suitable to compete, suggesting that the tender is accessible to smaller organisations seeking to expand their portfolio in governmental contracts. Businesses with strong analytical capabilities in environmental science and policy evaluation will find this contract well-suited to their expertise.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Review of Natural Capital Reporting

Notice Description

The Environment Agency Natural Capital Team, part of the Chief Scientists Group, is commissioning a review of how natural capital is used in environmental reporting. This project will support a new workstream exploring where a natural capital framing of ecosystem services and benefits can be used in reporting to help us achieve our goals for environmental improvement. The project will focus on the water environment including rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, groundwater, coasts & estuaries. Objective 1: Review how natural capital has been applied in environmental reporting across a range of scales and actors - focus on the water environment. The work should review what is being done, who is doing it, for what purpose, what's worked. It should note patterns/trends across different scales (e.g. supra-national, national, local) and sectors (policy, private, third sector) in how natural capital is (and isn't) being applied into reporting. We are also interested in approaches taken in other countries with similar policy and regulatory approaches to the water environment. Objective 2: Identify opportunities where the Environment Agency can apply similar approaches to achieve our goals to improve the water environment. Based on the literature reviewed, the contractor should identify opportunities where the Environment Agency could explore the use of natural capital in reporting to incentivise protection and improvement of the water environment. We anticipate that the project will require searches of databases of scientific literature, grey literature and the identification and review of reports by key advisory bodies. The final reports and outputs are required by 31st March 2025. To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached. Your response must be sent to ruth.hughes@environment-agency.gov.uk by 23:59 on Thursday 14 November 2024. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to ruth.hughes@environment-agency.gov.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers. Additional information: Please see attachment for Clarification questions and answers

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5d81e159-ba7c-4744-8a5c-3b3f5af09ad3
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db31870b-37d1-43f9-a5db-1cf269ad48e0
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£22,650 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Nov 20241 years ago
Contract Period
2 Dec 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
Contact Name
Ruth Hughes
Contact Email
ruth.hughes@environment-agency.gov.uk
Contact Phone
02030258796

Buyer Location

Locality
WALLINGFORD
Postcode
OX10 8BD
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Oxfordshire
Electoral Ward
Benson & Crowmarsh
Westminster Constituency
Henley and Thame

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Further Information

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