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title: "CP2623-25 Farming in Protected Landscapes - Specialists (Lot 1 & Lot 2)"
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published: "2025-03-28"
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# CP2623-25 Farming in Protected Landscapes - Specialists (Lot 1 & Lot 2)

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-36a59745-e24d-4fef-a639-843867fb3d8c

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## Summary

Devon County Council has completed the award stage for the contract titled "CP2623-25 Farming in Protected Landscapes - Specialists (Lot 1 & Lot 2)," under the industry category of agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural, and apicultural services. The contract aims to provide nature, climate, people, and place expertise and services, supporting land managers in various individual projects within protected landscapes in England. The procurement process, which included an open tender period ending on 14th February 2025, has now appointed Guided Countryside and Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West Limited for Lots 1 and 2, respectively. The contract period will start from 1st April 2025 and end on 31st March 2026, with a total value of £42,930 GBP.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in agricultural services, environmental consultancy, and land management. SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) and VCSEs (Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises) are particularly encouraged to participate, given their suitability for the project requirements. The appointed contractors will engage in project development, maintenance visits, and promotion of Environmental Land Management initiatives, creating avenues for growth and increased expertise in sustainable land management practices. Businesses with a strong background in dealing with protected landscapes, nature conservation, and climate services will be well-suited to compete for future similar tender opportunities.

## Notice

To provide nature, climate, people and place expertise/services, in order to work with land managers to develop and support delivery of new Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) individual projects, undertake care and maintenance visits to existing FiPL agreements (90) and undertake Environmental Land Management (ELM) promotion with land managers. These services will be procured via 2 Lots (each responsible for 12 to 15 individual projects): 1) People & Place Services 2) Nature & Climate Services

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c026574-0bf1-406e-ae46-7a39dba51397 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Feb 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £42,930 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £42,930 |
| 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 | DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | FARMING AND WILDLIFE ADVISORY GROUP SOUTH WEST; GUIDED COUNTRYSIDE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

## Release History

- 28 Mar 2025 at 09:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c026574-0bf1-406e-ae46-7a39dba51397

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c026574-0bf1-406e-ae46-7a39dba51397
  28th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.devon.gov.uk

## Provenance

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