--- title: "Review of effectiveness and opportunities of Natural Character Area profiles as an evidence tool for delivering Natural England's Conservation Strategy" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2ef95f1d-f3a7-43f8-a7a5-b9cd2336a914" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2ef95f1d-f3a7-43f8-a7a5-b9cd2336a914" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ef95f1d-f3a7-43f8-a7a5-b9cd2336a914.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ef95f1d-f3a7-43f8-a7a5-b9cd2336a914.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL" published: "2017-11-23" --- # Review of effectiveness and opportunities of Natural Character Area profiles as an evidence tool for delivering Natural England's Conservation Strategy Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2ef95f1d-f3a7-43f8-a7a5-b9cd2336a914 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2ef95f1d-f3a7-43f8-a7a5-b9cd2336a914) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2ef95f1d-f3a7-43f8-a7a5-b9cd2336a914.json) ## Summary The tender titled "Review of effectiveness and opportunities of Natural Character Area profiles as an evidence tool for delivering Natural England's Conservation Strategy" is issued by the Defra Network eTendering Portal, located in Peterborough, England. This contract falls under the research and development services category, specifically focusing on Landscape protection and Nature reserve services. Currently in the open stage of procurement, the tender period concludes on 8th December 2017, with a contract period starting from 18th December 2017 and ending on 30th March 2018. Interested parties must register on the Bravo e-tendering portal to participate. This procurement presents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly those specialising in research and development consultancy or environmental consultancy services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage, given the tender's supportive stance towards such organisations. Companies with expertise in conservation strategies and landscape-scale approaches would find this tender particularly relevant, enabling them to contribute meaningfully to the objectives of Natural England while potentially expanding their portfolio and experience in public contracts. ## Notice In order to understand how the current 159 National Character Area (NCA) profiles can be more effective in supporting C21 aims, particularly developing the aims in Natural England's Conservation Strategy (C21) to develop Landscape-scale approaches to conservation, work with others to co-create Shared Plans for Places, develop greater use and understanding of Natural Capital in achieving outcomes and increasingly put people at the heart of our decision making, we wish to commission a report to review the NCA profiles and how best these can be utilised to meet our C21 Objectives. This review will identify a range of options, from which, the top 5 will be developed into more detailed proposals. These proposals will include identification of benefits and risks, potential links to other existing (or in development) tools, and outline assessments of organisational resource implications for each option. Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses e-tendering, provided by Bravosolutions. In order to access the Bravo system you will need to be registered. Could I therefore request that you register on the Bravo portal for Defra. If you're already registered on the Bravo portal please check that your registration includes Defra, as you have to specify us in order to correctly receive the tender documents. If you have any problems with the registration process, please contact the Bravo helpline on 0800 368 4850 or alternatively email them at help@bravosolution.co.uk. The link you require for new registration/amendments to registrations is - https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4c43459-8fe1-4883-9f19-ce8c2312934b | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Nov 2017 | | Submission deadline | 8 Dec 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 18 Dec 2017 - 30 Mar 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL | | Locality | PETERBOROUGH | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE1 1NG | | 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 - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 90721100 - Landscape protection services - 92533000 - Nature reserve services ## Release History - 23 Nov 2017 at 11:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4c43459-8fe1-4883-9f19-ce8c2312934b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4c43459-8fe1-4883-9f19-ce8c2312934b 23rd November 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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