Planning

Request for Information for Vacant & Derelict Land Lead Delivery Partner approach, and invitation for 1:1 discussion with Defra

DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

22 Dec 2021 at 11:18

Planning

25 Nov 2021 at 16:42

Summary of the contracting process

The Defra Network eTendering Portal is currently in the planning stage for a Request for Information (RFI) titled "Request for Information for Vacant & Derelict Land Lead Delivery Partner approach." This initiative is being developed within the agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry, and related products industry sector, with key engagement milestones set, including a deadline for written submissions by midday on 14 December 2021. Interested parties are required to submit their responses via the Bravo platform, as the feedback from this RFI will assist in shaping a potential Invitation to Tender. Additionally, individual discussions with the Defra team are encouraged during this period.

This procurement opportunity is particularly suited for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in land rehabilitation, ground investigation, and maintenance services for green areas. The short timeframe for engagement signifies a sense of urgency, allowing businesses agile in decision-making to present their capabilities swiftly. Companies that can provide innovative solutions for the management of vacant and derelict lands may find significant opportunities for growth in relation to this contract initiative.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Request for Information for Vacant & Derelict Land Lead Delivery Partner approach, and invitation for 1:1 discussion with Defra

Notice Description

- Defra is developing plans for a Vacant and Derelict Land contract by initiating a Request for Information (RFI) on 25 November 2021. Dependent on feedback to the Request for Information, Defra may then issue an Invitation to Tender. - Interested parties are encouraged to submit structured word-limited written submissions to this RFI via Bravo. Interested parties should clarify where information is commercially sensitive. Written submissions should be provided by no later than midday (12:00) 14 December 2021. Parties should not expect individual responses to written submissions. - This is an urgent call for information, with a short timeframe. - In combination with this RFI, Defra are also inviting interested parties to have individual meetings with the Defra VDL team to talk through the proposal. Interested parties can book a meeting in addition to submitting a written response to the RFI, or the meeting can be taken up as a separate offer of market engagement on this proposal. 1 hour appointments are available on the 14th December. Please use Bravo to message the team to arrange a mutually convenient time. Questions asked of Defra, and their responses, will be shared publicly as part of this market engagement (excluding any information deemed commercially confident) during 20-24 December. - Clarifications from the RFI will also be publicly broadcast unless interested parties can provide a commercial in confidence qualification (these submissions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis with Defra's decision on what constitutes 'commercially sensitive' as final). Defra cannot commit to answering all questions but will use best endeavours. - Information gathered through written submissions will be reviewed by the project team, who will use this to inform an Outline Business Case, and to shape the commercial approach to developing the contract. - Thank you in anticipation of your engagement. Additional information: This notice is to call for market engagement. Interested parties should navigate to opportunity reference project_34838 on the Authority's e-tendering portal to access the request for information pack. link to the Authority's e-tendering portal: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Additional information: please see additional attachments with new information applicable for this project. You will see Defra responses to questions raised during the pre-market engagement exercise.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f12c8b38-9468-47ef-abca-616b285b8070
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b9277993-a743-4f85-a427-90e1272c4298
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

45 - Construction work

66 - Financial and insurance services

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


CPV Codes

03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

45111250 - Ground investigation work

45112360 - Land rehabilitation work

66150000 - Financial markets administration services

77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Dec 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
14 Dec 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 7PX
Post Town
York
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Guildhall
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-f12c8b38-9468-47ef-abca-616b285b8070-2021-12-22T11:18:42Z",
    "date": "2021-12-22T11:18:42Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-f12c8b38-9468-47ef-abca-616b285b8070",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "title": "Request for Information for Vacant & Derelict Land Lead Delivery Partner approach, and invitation for 1:1 discussion with Defra",
    "planning": {
        "milestones": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "title": "Engagement end date",
                "type": "engagement",
                "dueDate": "2021-12-14T23:59:59Z"
            }
        ],
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
                "description": "Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a35f12d5-1f15-445d-a1fa-78725d98a864",
                "datePublished": "2021-11-25T16:42:35Z",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "description": "n/a",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/717c59ab-e410-4e08-82a1-f5ebbfb175b9",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
                "description": "Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b9277993-a743-4f85-a427-90e1272c4298",
                "datePublished": "2021-11-25T16:42:35Z",
                "dateModified": "2021-12-22T11:18:42Z",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en"
            },
            {
                "id": "4",
                "description": "n/a",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8e0e3673-1224-4cad-8747-ec99b31369b8",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet"
            },
            {
                "id": "5",
                "description": "n/a",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2ea98c10-1df1-4959-a0d2-415c05d12a29",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation"
            }
        ]
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "tender_291731/1016913",
        "title": "Request for Information for Vacant & Derelict Land Lead Delivery Partner approach, and invitation for 1:1 discussion with Defra",
        "description": "- Defra is developing plans for a Vacant and Derelict Land contract by initiating a Request for Information (RFI) on 25 November 2021. Dependent on feedback to the Request for Information, Defra may then issue an Invitation to Tender. - Interested parties are encouraged to submit structured word-limited written submissions to this RFI via Bravo. Interested parties should clarify where information is commercially sensitive. Written submissions should be provided by no later than midday (12:00) 14 December 2021. Parties should not expect individual responses to written submissions. - This is an urgent call for information, with a short timeframe. - In combination with this RFI, Defra are also inviting interested parties to have individual meetings with the Defra VDL team to talk through the proposal. Interested parties can book a meeting in addition to submitting a written response to the RFI, or the meeting can be taken up as a separate offer of market engagement on this proposal. 1 hour appointments are available on the 14th December. Please use Bravo to message the team to arrange a mutually convenient time. Questions asked of Defra, and their responses, will be shared publicly as part of this market engagement (excluding any information deemed commercially confident) during 20-24 December. - Clarifications from the RFI will also be publicly broadcast unless interested parties can provide a commercial in confidence qualification (these submissions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis with Defra's decision on what constitutes 'commercially sensitive' as final). Defra cannot commit to answering all questions but will use best endeavours. - Information gathered through written submissions will be reviewed by the project team, who will use this to inform an Outline Business Case, and to shape the commercial approach to developing the contract. - Thank you in anticipation of your engagement. Additional information: This notice is to call for market engagement. Interested parties should navigate to opportunity reference project_34838 on the Authority's e-tendering portal to access the request for information pack. link to the Authority's e-tendering portal: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Additional information: please see additional attachments with new information applicable for this project. You will see Defra responses to questions raised during the pre-market engagement exercise.",
        "status": "planning",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "03000000",
            "description": "Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products"
        },
        "additionalClassifications": [
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "45111250",
                "description": "Ground investigation work"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "45112360",
                "description": "Land rehabilitation work"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "66150000",
                "description": "Financial markets administration services"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "77310000",
                "description": "Planting and maintenance services of green areas"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "countryName": "British Oversea Territories"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Channel Islands"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Europe"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Isle of Man"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Rest of the World"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "British Oversea Territories"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Channel Islands"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Europe"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Isle of Man"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Rest of the World"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "suitability": {
            "sme": true,
            "vcse": true
        }
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-193090",
            "name": "Defra Network eTendering Portal",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Defra Network eTendering Portal"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "DEFRA, Foss House, Peaseholme Green",
                "locality": "York",
                "postalCode": "YO1 7PX",
                "countryName": "England"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Janna Eastment",
                "email": "janna.eastment@defra.gov.uk",
                "telephone": "07967751412"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-CFS-193090",
        "name": "Defra Network eTendering Portal"
    }
}