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title: "Costs and Benefits of England's Biodiversity Ambitions"
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# Costs and Benefits of England's Biodiversity Ambitions

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-09dd9abd-a0a9-45e9-86c9-728153e7cb99

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Costs and Benefits of England's Biodiversity Ambitions" is conducted by the Defra Network eTendering Portal, focusing on the research and development consultancy services industry in England. The contract, valued at £144,350, seeks to establish a comprehensive evidence base around the costs and benefits of enhancing terrestrial biodiversity in England, aligning with the government's biodiversity strategy over the next decade. This open procedure tender was published on 2nd October 2020, with a submission deadline of 29th October 2020, and the contract period extends from 16th November 2020 to 31st March 2021.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in environmental consulting, research, and related services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) given their suitability status. Successful bidders will play a crucial role in shaping effective biodiversity strategies and ensuring that interventions are backed by robust evidence, thereby positioning themselves as key contributors to national environmental policy and potentially unlocking further contracts in the growing sustainability sector.

## Notice

As the current biodiversity strategy for England (Biodiversity 2020: A strategy for England's wildlife and ecosystem services ) comes to an end, the Government is drawing up a new strategy setting out England's approach to protecting biodiversity over the next decade. This will take into account new global commitments agreed under the post-2020 Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) framework, of which the UK is a signatory. It will also set out how we will progress domestic commitments on nature that were introduced in the 25 Year Environment Plan . Our commitment to our ambitious biodiversity strategy will be cemented by legally binding biodiversity target(s) set under the Environment Bill framework, with secondary legislation due to be laid in parliament by October 2022 . In order to ensure that the nature strategy, the biodiversity commitments and targets and the policies that help us to meet them are adequate to meet the challenge of protecting and preserving biodiversity, it is essential that we have robust evidence to inform our approach. This project will explore and improve the evidence base around the costs and benefits of improving terrestrial biodiversity in England. This will help ensure interventions on biodiversity are evidence based, in line with Green Book guidance . It will also help us to ensure biodiversity is better taken into account in economic appraisals more broadly.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/48175f7f-4723-49b7-a842-852a3a1acd18 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Jan 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Oct 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | 16 Nov 2020 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £144,350 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £144,350 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ICF CONSULTING SERVICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Jan 2021 at 14:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/48175f7f-4723-49b7-a842-852a3a1acd18
- 2 Oct 2020 at 08:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8b122fa-4109-4d63-809c-08ce3f08fc06

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/48175f7f-4723-49b7-a842-852a3a1acd18
  7th January 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8b122fa-4109-4d63-809c-08ce3f08fc06
  2nd October 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/209560a6-cd16-4e56-bf0b-e76b24894d6e
  n/a

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