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FCP: Landscape Recovery Research Partnership

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

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30 Sep 2025 at 10:56

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has completed the procurement process for the "FCP: Landscape Recovery Research Partnership". This tender falls under the services category, specifically focusing on social research services, and is valued at £93,105 GBP. The procurement was conducted through a direct, single tender action due to its below-threshold nature. The award stage concluded with an active contract dated 25th September 2025, set to conclude on 30th June 2026. The research involves tackling various environmental, social, and economic challenges associated with Landscape Recovery across multiple locations, including the UK, Europe, and British Overseas Territories.

This contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses equipped with expertise in collaborative research partnerships, particularly those involved in environmental and social research. With the esteemed University of Oxford as the supplier, businesses that can collaborate or provide ancillary services to such institutions would find an avenue for growth. Companies specialising in data collection and analysis, stakeholder engagement, and policy practice collaborations would be well-suited to engage with similar opportunities, leveraging the robust data sets involved in these large-scale environmental projects.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

FCP: Landscape Recovery Research Partnership

Notice Description

The Authority are looking for a collaborative research partnership with expertise across the environmental, social and economic challenges that face Landscape Recovery (LR). The partnership will tackle research at a scheme level through collaborative research-policy-practice partnerships. This will draw on the vast data that are already being collected by the LR projects as part of their Monitoring and Evaluation requirements and enable learning from the experiences of the varied stakeholders. There is no competition for the research topic area expertise offered by The Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery (LCNR) at University of Oxford

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6119a6ef-2623-4661-a0f7-caa5cae5f74d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/186ae54a-2beb-44e4-81fb-36805fd56837
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Single tender action (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79315000 - Social research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£93,105 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£93,105 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
24 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
24 Sep 2025 - 30 Jun 2026 6-12 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3JR
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Further Information

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