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title: "Leveraging the potential of social enterprises in England to support marine nature recovery and its monitoring and evaluation"
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# Leveraging the potential of social enterprises in England to support marine nature recovery and its monitoring and evaluation

Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2fcb1b05-57e6-4368-971a-fbac091fd026

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## Summary

Natural England has completed a procurement process for research and development services with the title "Leveraging the potential of social enterprises in England to support marine nature recovery and its monitoring and evaluation." The procurement process was conducted under an open procedure below the threshold and targeted at SMEs and VCSEs. This research is specifically centred on identifying marine social enterprises in the UK and mapping their activities to support Natural England’s marine nature recovery initiatives. The tender was published on 8th October 2024, and the submission deadline was 23rd October 2024, with a contract period from 1st November 2024 to 28th February 2025. The total contract value is £31,000, and the winning bid was awarded to SOCIAL ENTERPRISE COALITION CIC for £27,200.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in environmental consultancy, marine research, and social enterprise sectors to expand their operations and build relationships with a prominent public organisation like Natural England. SMEs and VCSEs with expertise in the marine ecosystem and social enterprise can particularly benefit, gaining insights and potentially influencing future public sector procurement opportunities. The project involves document reviews, workshops, case studies, and detailed mapping, making it ideal for businesses with strong analytical capabilities and a focus on environmental sustainability.

## Notice

Research question: 'What potential role(s) might social enterprises play in supporting marine nature recovery and its monitoring and evaluation, and how can this potential be leveraged effectively?' Task: Map out the range of marine social enterprises operating in the UK; including the skills, experience and work they can offer. Explore how this aligns with the marine monitoring and nature restoration needs of Natural England. Clarify the opportunities and barriers to leveraging the potential of social enterprises, including their ability to participate in government procurement and access social investment. Provide recommendations for Natural England based on the above. Task breakdown: - Complete a document review and a workshop with members of Natural England's marine staff to ensure understanding of Natural England's marine work remit and the wider marine nature recovery landscape. - Identify marine social enterprises operating in the UK, including through reference to Home | Social Enterprise UK and The School for Social Entrepreneurs (the-sse.org). - Map the different marine social enterprises against the relevant work undertaken within Natural England and use this to explore where overall gaps might lie. Include where the social enterprises are, what they do, their purpose, how big they are and when they started. Explore the UK social enterprise 'ecosystem' within which these social enterprises sit. - Agree with Natural England three case studies of marine social enterprises to explore the ways in which they might meet marine nature recovery (monitoring and delivery) needs. - Complete interviews with staff from the above social enterprises to assess the opportunities and barriers facing such social enterprises, in relation to being involved in marine nature recovery work and/or its evaluation and monitoring. - Provide an overview of the current UK social enterprise 'ecosystem', based on relevant literature, positioning the findings of the above research within this wider UK social enterprise context. - Prepare a report summarising findings from the above research and making recommendations that address the research question. 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 davinia.overton@naturalengland.org.uk by 10:00 on 23-10-24. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to davinia.overton@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/2ef9b4e5-1272-4090-88db-958f54e9bb34 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 16 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £31,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £27,200 |
| 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 | WORTHING |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN11 1LD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |
| Local authority | Worthing |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Worthing West |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOCIAL ENTERPRISE COALITION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 16 Jan 2025 at 10:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ef9b4e5-1272-4090-88db-958f54e9bb34
- 16 Oct 2024 at 15:00 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/161ad8a5-2fb9-481b-91e4-118091bc853e
- 8 Oct 2024 at 10:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/161ad8a5-2fb9-481b-91e4-118091bc853e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ef9b4e5-1272-4090-88db-958f54e9bb34
  16th January 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/161ad8a5-2fb9-481b-91e4-118091bc853e
  16th October 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/293d28ac-2c3a-4a4c-a6ce-489039a92e54
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2ddb7d2f-eee3-44ad-a312-ba2a7aa8392d
  RFQ
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b4693bbd-6bc8-43cf-9a40-cb69b1b7994a
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8c1b020b-65f1-43fc-a8f5-6541c4846181
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/cc5dc0f9-daf4-4004-88df-4313dfe770ef

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