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title: "\"Overground -Underground - and everything in-between\" Geodiversity Animation"
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# "Overground -Underground - and everything in-between" Geodiversity Animation

Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1a5757ed-4c0a-414d-9256-279e0fcd4a78

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## Summary

Natural England, a contracting authority based in London, is currently running a procurement process for the project titled "Overground -Underground - and everything in-between" Geodiversity Animation. This project falls under the industry category of document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling, and productivity software, with additional classifications for motion picture and video services. The procurement stage is an award, with the tender having a value of £49,999. The tender period ends on 29th September 2023, and the contract period spans from 13th October 2023 to 29th March 2024.

This procurement process by Natural England seeks to create opportunities for growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Businesses capable of delivering animation services and innovative communication tools suitable for revealing the connections between communities and geodiversity could find this tender lucrative. The project's focus on using animation to engage with communities and explore future landscape changes offers a unique chance for businesses in the creative industry to showcase their expertise and contribute to a meaningful research and development initiative.

## Notice

The "Geo-Animations - underground, overground" Project is a robust and novel interdisciplinary R&D project which seeks to research the use of animation for communicating the connections between communities and the geodiversity underground as well as overground. The animations will further explore how landscapes may change in the future and gauge throughout the R&D process how animation may or may not be used as a tool for communication with communities. Additional information: To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached. Your response must be sent to Barbara.Silva@naturalengland.org.uk by 5 pm on 29th September 2023. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to Barbara.Silva@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb9c36dc-dbd1-43c2-a702-441f935a2eec |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | 8 Oct 2023 - 29 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £49,999 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £40,320 |
| 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 | NATURAL ENGLAND |
| 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DAMN FINE MEDIA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package
- 92100000 - Motion picture and video services

## Release History

- 21 Dec 2023 at 11:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb9c36dc-dbd1-43c2-a702-441f935a2eec
- 13 Sep 2023 at 15:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f16327e1-6d23-43e2-a9b9-24da5a672b93

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb9c36dc-dbd1-43c2-a702-441f935a2eec
  21st December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f16327e1-6d23-43e2-a9b9-24da5a672b93
  13th September 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ae8b8818-068f-47ba-8f6c-650e359aa180
  RFQ document
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/22326bfe-956e-408c-8d77-a11ff4650e83
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8cde19c9-6952-4e6c-9310-53dbb21a8d55
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/c5fd93ff-8b9e-49a6-8694-9667b1660d21

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