--- title: "Review of the evidence supporting the provision and resilience of ecosystem services of select marine habitats and species." ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0c075b60-efbd-429e-bdd5-4249a0a76671" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0c075b60-efbd-429e-bdd5-4249a0a76671" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0c075b60-efbd-429e-bdd5-4249a0a76671.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0c075b60-efbd-429e-bdd5-4249a0a76671.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "JNCC SUPPORT CO" published: "2020-01-10" --- # Review of the evidence supporting the provision and resilience of ecosystem services of select marine habitats and species. Buyer: JNCC SUPPORT CO Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0c075b60-efbd-429e-bdd5-4249a0a76671 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0c075b60-efbd-429e-bdd5-4249a0a76671) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0c075b60-efbd-429e-bdd5-4249a0a76671.json) ## Summary The JNCC Support Co is seeking tenders for a project titled "Review of the evidence supporting the provision and resilience of ecosystem services of select marine habitats and species." This procurement falls under the environmental services category and is located in the East of England, UK. The open tendering process, initiated on 8th January 2020, has a submission deadline of 26th January 2020. The total contract value is estimated at £40,000, with a minimum value of £30,000. The contract is expected to commence on 2nd February 2020 and will conclude by 30th March 2020. This tender presents a notable opportunity for businesses engaged in environmental consultancy and research, particularly those focusing on marine ecosystems and natural capital. Companies that possess expertise in environmental data collection, analysis, and sustainable resource management will be well-suited to compete. By participating in this procurement process, businesses have the potential to expand their services and contribute to significant ecological projects aimed at supporting the UK Government's long-term environmental goals. ## Notice Project Background Growing interest in marine natural capital has highlighted the need to better understand the provision and flow of marine ecosystem services from marine habitats and species. Knowledge of which habitats exist, which organisms inhabit these and, the processes performed by those organisms, can be of economic, ecological and cultural value. In recent years there has been an increased focus within both UK policy and science on the concept of Natural Capital and the services and benefits that flow from this. JNCC is working to develop the evidence base within the marine environment where significant evidence gaps exist. A Natural Capital approach requires different users and sectors to have access to evidence and evidence products such as Natural Capital accounts, asset and risk registers. They will need robust, flexible and usable evidence with known confidence and propriety to make informed decisions. To gather and manipulate data anew for each project would be wasteful and risk multiplying error. The Natural Capital Committee defines Natural Capital as "The elements of nature that directly or indirectly produce value to people, including ecosystems, species, freshwater, land, minerals, the air and oceans, as well as natural processes and functions." (Natural Capital Committee, 2014). Sustainable use of natural resources can yield significant benefits to society and so appropriate management of these assets and consideration in decision making are essential for these to be realised. The Committee was established to advise UK Government on matters relating to Natural Capital which has been done through a series of reports and recommendations which have fed into the development of the Defra 25 Year Environment Plan (Defra, 2018). The Committee advises that natural capital assets need to be identified to provide a baseline from which to monitor changes in natural capital assets and their potential to provide services and benefits to inform decision making. The benefits derived from assets in this context are those benefits provided to society which may be are affected by the quantity, quality or location of the underpinning asset. Developing an understanding of these assets will expand the information resource available for assessments based on natural capital and to inform sustainable management decisions that in turn will help support the improvement and restoration marine ecosystems. Availability and use of such tools will be foundational to achieving the goals of the 25 Year Environment Plan. JNCC is developing a practical framework of standardised, multi-purpose Evidence Products to meet this need, which together will provide a reliable foundation for Marine Natural Capital (mNC) assessment work at different scales and for different uses. These cover ecosystem service provision, asset status and metadata among others. These Evidence Products are foundational and will be developed iteratively, refined and improved over t Additional information: You are invited by JNCC Support Co (JNCC) to submit a tender for the supply of works or services required under the above project. If interested, you should download and carefully read the documents contained within the zip file or following the link to download documents https://jncc.gov.uk/about-jncc/corporate-information/procurement/procurement-opportunity-c19-0370-1409/. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2efdd29e-dbab-4136-8355-911d007338af | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Jan 2020 | | Submission deadline | 28 Jan 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Feb 2020 - 30 Mar 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £40,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | JNCC SUPPORT CO | | Locality | PETERBOROUGH | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE1 1JY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough | | Local authority | Peterborough | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Peterborough | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90700000 - Environmental services ## Release History - 10 Jan 2020 at 14:41 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2efdd29e-dbab-4136-8355-911d007338af - 8 Jan 2020 at 12:38 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2efdd29e-dbab-4136-8355-911d007338af - 8 Jan 2020 at 12:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2efdd29e-dbab-4136-8355-911d007338af ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2efdd29e-dbab-4136-8355-911d007338af 10th January 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e7f15999-3db9-4dd3-bb6f-428d7f5751c2 Invitation to Tender documents - https://jncc.gov.uk/about-jncc/corporate-information/procurement/procurement-opportunity-c19-0370-1409/ Procurement Opportunity - review of the evidence supporting the Provision and Resilience of Ecoystem Services ## Notice URLs - https://jncc.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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