Tender

Governance of Blending Funding

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderAmendment

18 Mar 2022 at 09:01

Tender Notice
Tender

14 Mar 2022 at 10:19

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is conducting a procurement process for a project titled "Governance of Blending Funding". This tender falls within the research and development consultancy services sector and is located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. The procurement is currently at the Award stage, with a value of £60,000 and a minimum bid threshold of £20,000. The contract period is set to commence on 12 April 2022 and is expected to conclude by 29 July 2022. Interested parties had until 28 March 2022 at 16:00 to submit their proposals.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in desk-based research and consultancy within the environmental sector. Companies specialising in understanding legal structures or corporate partnerships that enable funding blending would be well-positioned to compete. By leveraging their insights and creating accessible reports for stakeholders, successful bidders could play a crucial role in advancing environmental funding models, potentially leading to further procurement opportunities in related sectors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Governance of Blending Funding

Notice Description

"We require desk-based research to be carried out to summarise the key attributes of the various legal entities and/or corporate structures that are available to partnerships. This work should describe the features of the various legal structures and what that means for the ability to blend funding from a variety of sources i.e., access public funding, raising capital investment, partaking in ecosystems markets, ability to stack or bundle benefits. The research should consider and discuss the implications of the different structures for managing public goods. Specifically: How do the structures share risk/liabilities and equity between sectors; what works for environmental public goods and what lessons can we learn from past failures. Are there examples of debt-based/repayment models working for environmental public goods? What are the opportunities and risks of debt-based models? What is the relationship between purpose and legal structure - what structures are used in common or community ownership models? Numerous examples exist of how partnerships use various corporate structures both within England and internationally, such as projects associated with the Green Recovery Challenge Fund (GRCF), Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund (NEIRF), or those such as Natural Course, Water Resources East (WRE) and WRE's work with The Nature Conservancy on the Norfolk Water Fund, Business Boards associated with Catchment Partnerships (such as the Cameo Partnership), and some of the Test and Trials projects being run under Defra's environmental land management scheme. We are also interested in understanding governance approaches used in other sectors (i.e., energy, digital) that could be transferrable to the environmental sector. Research should be summarised in a report describing the different corporate structures generically and by referencing case studies. It should also include a summary of the learning from different corporate structures used across the case studies to understand what works well where, and at what scale, and whether membership across the public, private and third sector is an essential factor of success. Project Deliverables: A report describing the different legal structures, and their pros and cons relating to their ability to blend funding in simple, non-technical language that is accessible for a range of local stakeholders. A review and summary of case studies, to include a breakdown of the legal structures, range of partners, and power structures between the different parties. Summaries of any interviews held with project managers involved with the case studies. Presentation materials summarising the main findings (for example, infographics and/or slide decks with pictures and diagrams). " Additional information: "To apply please respond to the attached Request for Quote and associated documents. Email your response to melissa.swartz@environment-agency.gov.uk. Tenders to be received no later than 16:00 on 28 March 2022. Email: melissa.swartz@environment-agency.gov.uk Tel: 07824 124 039 "

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6676e133-cb4c-48a2-9187-5e40d836f4e9
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8668148e-efdd-4e35-8a4b-ee39643c0494
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£60,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Mar 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Mar 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
11 Apr 2022 - 29 Jul 2022 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
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
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
Postcode
NE4 7AR
Post Town
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Elswick
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Further Information

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