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OEP108-02 Unblocking nature restoration in England

Office for Environmental Protection

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05 Oct 2026 at 12:55

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Office for Environmental Protection commissioned research and evidence-gathering to identify, classify and prioritise the most significant actual and perceived barriers to restoring nature in England, along with factors that could help overcome them. The aim is a practical, prioritised list of major blockers, not an exhaustive inventory or full evaluation of every issue raised. The work is intended to screen and prioritise potential barriers, test the strongest or most consequential examples, and focus analysis on issues where action could make a meaningful difference to delivery. This is environmental management research for a national nature-restoration purpose, with the work covering England.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Apex Science and Conservation LLP. The Office for Environmental Protection used a below-threshold limited competition. The work was procured as one lot. The contract was signed on 24 September 2026 and runs from 24 September 2026 to 12 March 2027. Its value is £42,250 including VAT. The requirement was for a focused evidence base and prioritised assessment, using clear screening criteria to bound the work and examining the most material barriers and associated enablers. The published award information identifies the selected supplier but does not state a separate evaluation formula or weighted criteria.

This award shows demand from the Office for Environmental Protection for focused environmental research that turns evidence into practical priorities for nature restoration in England. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to design and deliver targeted evidence-gathering, assess both actual and perceived obstacles, and identify the conditions that could enable progress. The work calls for sound screening and prioritisation methods that keep the scope manageable, distinguish material issues from a broad inventory, and support testing of the strongest examples. Suppliers would need to connect analysis to delivery, showing how addressing selected barriers could make a meaningful difference to restoration outcomes. The selected supplier is a small business, demonstrating that a specialist SME secured this contract through a limited competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

OEP108-02 Unblocking nature restoration in England

Notice Description

The Supplier should set out in the proposal how they will design and deliver focused evidence-gathering and research to identify, classify and prioritise the most material actual and perceived blockers to nature restoration in England, together with associated enablers. The work should be designed to generate a practical "hitlist" of major blockers rather than an exhaustive inventory or full evaluation of everything stakeholders may raise. It should therefore explain how the Supplier will use clear screening and prioritisation criteria to bound the effort, test the strongest or most consequential examples, and concentrate analysis on issues where addressing the blocker could make a meaningful difference to delivery.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0780bb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093802-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90710000 - Environmental management

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£42,250 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Sep 2026 - 12 Mar 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Office for Environmental Protection
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WORCESTER
Postcode
WR5 2QT
Postcode Area
Worcester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG12 Worcestershire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Worcester
Electoral Ward
Nunnery
Westminster Constituency
Worcester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

APEX SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION LLP

Further Information

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