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SCC - MS - Surrey Biodiversity Net Gain Habitat Banking Study

SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

19 Dec 2023 at 13:59

TenderAmendment

27 Jul 2023 at 11:17

Tender

27 Jul 2023 at 11:02

Summary of the contracting process

The Surrey County Council has awarded a contract for the "SCC - MS - Surrey Biodiversity Net Gain Habitat Banking Study", a research and development services project valued at £119,031 GBP. The procurement method was an Open Procedure (above threshold), with a tender period ending on 29th August 2023. The contract period lasts from 18th September 2023 to 17th September 2024. The study aims to establish Biodiversity Gain sites in Surrey, focusing on restoring habitats and enhancing environmental benefits, including carbon storage and natural flood management.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses, particularly in the research and development services sector, to engage in projects related to biodiversity net gain and habitat restoration. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. Businesses with expertise in ecological assessments, biodiversity conservation, and habitat restoration are well-suited to compete for this contract. The Surrey County Council is the buying organisation for this procurement process, seeking to work with suppliers who can provide innovative solutions for nature recovery and habitat enhancement in Surrey.

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Notice Title

SCC - MS - Surrey Biodiversity Net Gain Habitat Banking Study

Notice Description

The Environment Act (2021) includes the requirement for most developments requiring planning consent in England to achieve a minimum 10% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). Furthermore, Surrey County Council (SCC) will be the 'responsible authority' for production of a Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for Surrey, which is another mandatory requirement from the Environment Act. The Council also has new biodiversity reporting requirements as well as strengthened legal duty to conserve and enhance biodiversity. As a result, the Council have ambitious plans for nature recovery in Surrey. In relation to BNG, SCC has four distinct roles: - County Planning Authority (CPA): regulator of BNG in relation to Minerals and Waste development and for SCC's own development. - Developer: delivering BNG following mitigation hierarchy in projects such as new builds and extension of schools i.e., avoid losses, deliver gains on-site as far as possible, compensate with off-site gains if required. - Landowner: potential provider of biodiversity units (to be used as BNG offsets for third parties). - Responsible authority for production of the LNRS. In addition, boroughs and districts in Surrey are Local Planning Authorities for the vast majority of planning applications and are similarly both landowners and scheme promoters /developers. Scope and outputs: The County Council and borough and district councils across Surrey, wish to: i. Understand the potential supply of Biodiversity units on public sector owned land, with the view to establishing a portfolio of Biodiversity gain sites (BNG habitat banks) and ii. Identify locations and measures that will deliver multiple environmental benefits, in particular restoring/enhancing habitats in combination with increasing carbon storage and/or in combination with natural flood management. SCC wishes to appoint a consultant to undertake an assessment of the baseline biodiversity units, at a range of public sector owned sites, and an appraisal of potential biodiversity unit gains (by enhancing, restoring or creating habitats). The opportunity for BNG uplift should take into account the current / future land use of the site and be realistic to achieve. The uplifts should also be based on ecological best practice and take account of existing local biodiversity policies, principally including Surrey Nature Partnership's Biodiversity Opportunity Area (BOA) Policy statements (where relevant) and the National Character Area profiles for sites outside of BOA boundaries. In addition, the County Council places significant importance on landscape-appropriate local carbon sequestration, tree planting and natural flood management (NFM) opportunities. In particular, the county council has set a target to plant 1 million trees by 2030 and as Lead Local Flood Authority, has identified priority areas for catchment approaches to managing flood risk.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6c976ffc-e6e9-4077-a946-7539a89244c9
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f3fac81-7cc9-4ba9-a137-35f504e0dbf5
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 (above 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

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£119,031 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£119,031 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 Aug 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Sep 20232 years ago
Contract Period
17 Sep 2023 - 17 Sep 2024 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
REIGATE
Postcode
RH2 8EF
Post Town
Redhill
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ26 East Surrey
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Reigate and Banstead
Electoral Ward
South Park & Woodhatch
Westminster Constituency
Reigate

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KEYSTONE ENVIRONMENTAL

Further Information

Notice Documents

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