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Trading Platform Contract for Solent Nutrient Trading Pilot Project

DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves the Defra Network eTendering Portal, which is seeking suppliers for a Trading Platform Contract as part of the Solent Nutrient Trading Pilot Project. This innovative initiative aims to address nitrogen pollution affecting habitats in the Solent area, a project classified under environmental services. The procurement stage is complete, with the contract awarded on 31 August 2021, and the value of the contract is £205,638. The contract period extends from 4 October 2021 to 30 September 2022, with the procurement completed through an open procedure below the threshold.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in environmental services, especially those that specialise in nutrient management, land management, or agricultural practices aimed at sustainability. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would find this project particularly suitable, as it seeks solutions from farmers and land managers to mitigate nitrogen pollution while promoting habitat restoration. Engaging in this pilot could lead to long-term contracts as part of the broader efforts to sustain vital ecosystems in the region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Trading Platform Contract for Solent Nutrient Trading Pilot Project

Notice Description

Background Defra, working with agencies and MHCLG, is delivering an innovative nutrient trading pilot project in the Solent area over two years (2020-2022). The Solent is home to a range of nationally and internationally important habitats and bird species for which it has been designated. However, many of these sites are in unfavourable condition due to excess nutrients (particularly nitrogen) in the water from a range of sources, including agriculture and wastewater. NE has advised local planning authorities that demonstrating 'nutrient neutrality' (i.e. zero net impact on nitrogen pollution of the protected sites for 80+ years) is a way of allowing development to proceed, while ensuring it does not further damage the condition of the protected site features. This can be achieved through various means, including by securing proportionate nitrogen reduction elsewhere in the catchment by taking land out of intensive agricultural use and creating habitat for wildlife. NE has published a 'nutrient neutral' method and calculator and actively advises local authorities and developers. There is an estimated backlog of at least 5,500 houses (at least partly due to nitrogen pollution) across the Solent catchment awaiting planning permission; a lack of offsite mitigation has meant some developments have struggled to demonstrate 'nutrient neutrality'. The Authority is piloting a nutrient trading process to enable developers and local planning authorities in need of nitrogen pollution mitigation solutions to connect via an online platform with farmers and land managers able to provide such solutions. For example, farmers who are willing to take some of their land out of intensive agricultural production and commit it to woodland or wetland for at least 80 years. The pilot, funded through Government's Shared Outcomes Fund, will test the feasibility and cost effectiveness of this approach, using a trading process, and explore how multiple benefits for people and nature

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a59182c5-7815-4d9e-800f-2ff3290bfe5d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b57bd5bc-3c30-41cb-8586-7e0cc817979b
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90700000 - Environmental services

90710000 - Environmental management

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£205,638 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£205,638 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Aug 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Aug 20214 years ago
Contract Period
3 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2022 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
DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL
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
TLI London
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WESSEX WATER LTD, (TRADING AS "ENTRADE

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