Tender

Survey of Land Managers Woodland Expansion Choices

FORESTRY COMMISSION

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Tender

02 Oct 2023 at 09:31

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Forest Research, under the supervision of the Forestry Commission, has initiated a tender process for the project titled "Survey of Land Managers Woodland Expansion Choices" in the services procurement category. The survey aims to gather insights on land managers' preferences regarding woodland expansion strategies. The procurement method is an open procedure (below threshold) with a contract value of GBP 12,000. The tender deadline is October 18, 2023, and the contract period is planned to start on October 23, 2023, and end on December 22, 2023.

This tender opportunity, managed by the Forestry Commission, presents a chance for businesses specializing in research and development services to participate. SMEs are particularly encouraged to engage in this tender process. Companies capable of building and managing online surveys, recruiting participants, and analysing survey data would be well-suited to compete for this contract. Interested parties should contact Rachel Orchard at rachel.orchard@forestresearch.gov.uk by October 11, 2023, to express their interest or seek clarification on any aspect of the invitation to tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Survey of Land Managers Woodland Expansion Choices

Notice Description

Forest Research have developed a national survey which aims to address the gap in understanding on land managers' views on trade-offs between the woodland expansion strategies of tree planting and natural colonisation. The survey will also gauge the acceptability of different approaches and where policy and organisational stakeholders may need to place more attention in their design of land manager support and communications. Service to be provided: The development and drafting of the survey questions will be undertaken in-house by Forest Research. It is anticipated that the survey will consist of around 17 quantitative questions and 3 open-ended questions, which is expected to take respondent's around 15-20 minutes to complete. The final analysis and reporting of survey results will be undertaken in-house by Forest Research. Forest Research requires a contractor able to: * Build and manage an online survey with the drafted survey questions supplied by Forest Research. * Recruit a target sample of 800-1,000 participants to the online survey, which will provide perspectives representative of different land managers across Great Britain, i.e. England, Scotland and Wales. * Recruit using a purposive quota sample that meets as close as possible the sampling frame (see RFQ). Forest Research will not provide contact lists. * Collect basic demographic data (c. 5 variables) on the respondents to enable our analyses. * Clean the survey data and deliver descriptive summary tables of generalised results. Additional information: Please express your interest in this tender in order to allow us to notify you of any questions we may receive and the answers given. Expressions of interest and/or any questions regarding this ITT should be made by email to rachel.orchard@forestresearch.gov.uk no later than 17.00hrs on Wednesday 11th October 2023

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7834de68-95e8-49ac-8579-47a5cb48f7b0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ca266b9-4527-4a75-b627-6f230b15480b
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

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

77231400 - Forest inventory services

77231500 - Forest monitoring or evaluation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Oct 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
22 Oct 2023 - 22 Dec 2023 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
FORESTRY COMMISSION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH25 9SY
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Midlothian
Electoral Ward
Midlothian West
Westminster Constituency
Midlothian

Further Information

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