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OEP130-01 Place-based delivery of nature recovery benefits

Office for Environmental Protection

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13 Oct 2026 at 09:31

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Office for Environmental Protection commissioned external research support for the first phase of a project on whether nature recovery policies and programmes deliver environmental outcomes while maximising benefits for people and places. The work covers a review of existing evidence and policy, collation and assessment of relevant data, mapping areas of unmet need, and screening-level identification of opportunities, barriers and trade-offs. Its findings are intended to inform whether, and what, to pursue in a later phase of more detailed analysis. The service is environmental management research, with delivery across the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Novascape following below-threshold limited competition. The Office for Environmental Protection signed the contract on 7 October 2026, the award date. The active contract runs from 7 October 2026 to 31 March 2027 and is valued at £54,500 including VAT. There was one lot, covering Phase 1 of the research project. The published procurement information describes the research scope but does not set out an evaluation basis or supplier eligibility criteria.

This award shows demand from the Office for Environmental Protection for focused, place-based research into nature recovery and its wider benefits. Suppliers competing for similar work should be able to review evidence and policy, locate and assess relevant datasets, map unmet need, and make an initial assessment of opportunities, barriers and trade-offs. Credible delivery also requires the ability to connect environmental outcomes with effects on people and places, including health, wellbeing, access to nature and climate resilience, and to consider whether benefits reach communities most in need. The work is a defined first-stage research assignment rather than detailed implementation or full analysis, so a supplier should be equipped to synthesise evidence and provide a sound basis for decisions on further investigation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

OEP130-01 Place-based delivery of nature recovery benefits

Notice Description

The OEP requires external research support to undertake the first phase of a project examining whether nature recovery policies and programmes are beingdelivered in ways that maximise benefits for people and places, while achieving environmental outcomes. This work will support the OEP's scrutiny of whethernature recovery is delivering wider benefits for people, such as improved health, wellbeing, access to nature and climate resilience. It will also examinewhether those benefits are reaching the communities and places that need them most. This contract will be for Phase 1 only and the commissioned work will include a review of existing evidence and policy, collation and assessment of relevant data, mapping areas of unmet need and screening-level identification of opportunities, barriers and trade-offs. This will form the basis for deciding if and what to pursue in a subsequent phase of more detailed analysis.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07862f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096365-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
Large

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
£54,500 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Oct 2026 - 31 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

Novascape Limited

Further Information

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