--- title: "Production of 'mini-explainers' for the Nature Climate Fund funded Trees Outside of Woodlands Project" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-372aa043-75d9-452f-9bd4-a2503d110a58" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-372aa043-75d9-452f-9bd4-a2503d110a58" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-372aa043-75d9-452f-9bd4-a2503d110a58.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-372aa043-75d9-452f-9bd4-a2503d110a58.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "FORESTRY COMMISSION" published: "2023-05-12" --- # Production of 'mini-explainers' for the Nature Climate Fund funded Trees Outside of Woodlands Project Buyer: FORESTRY COMMISSION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-372aa043-75d9-452f-9bd4-a2503d110a58 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-372aa043-75d9-452f-9bd4-a2503d110a58) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-372aa043-75d9-452f-9bd4-a2503d110a58.json) ## Summary The Forest Research institution, on behalf of the Forestry Commission, has initiated a tender process titled "Production of 'mini-explainers' for the Nature Climate Fund funded Trees Outside of Woodlands Project". This procurement is in the services industry category and involves the development and production of up to three mini-explainers under a £30,000 budget. The procurement method is a competitive quotation (below threshold), with a tender deadline of May 29, 2023, and a contract period starting on June 5, 2023, and ending on September 30, 2023. The buying organisation is based in Bristol, United Kingdom. This tender presents an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) in the marketing, design, and public relations consultancy services sectors to compete. Businesses that can provide arts and humanities perspectives on identifying and measuring social and cultural values associated with non-urban trees outside of woodlands would be well-suited for this procurement. The focus is on values related to peri-urban and rural trees and requires in-depth thematic exploration to be used internally and published publicly on the Forest Research website. ## Notice Forest Research is seeking quotations for the development and production of up to three 'mini-explainers' (within a PS30k budget) in accordance with the attached Request for Quotation. The Defra (Nature Climate Fund) funded Trees Outside of Woodlands (ToW) project is focused on identifying and measuring the social and cultural values that the general public and specific publics associate with non-urban trees outside of woodland (peri-urban and rural ToW or ToWPUR), including (but not limited to) hedgerows, scrub, wood pasture, orchards, copses, groves, linear treelines, greenways/ holloways, and lone trees. The arts and humanities inevitably play a role in how different publics perceive, think about and value ToWPUR; whether specific (experienced) ToWPUR or abstract (imagined) ToWPUR. For this project we are considering 'values' in the broadest sense of the term - embracing anything which helps us to understand what attributes of ToWPUR are valued by people. For example, consideration of allied terms such as 'care', 'moral attitude towards', 'stewardship', or 'perceptions' could be helpful. We are looking to commission up to three mini-explainers, each of which will explore a different aspect of ToWPUR from an arts and humanities perspective. We expect these will take the form of a literature review and/or an in-depth thematic exploration. These will be used internally by the project team and published on the Forest Research website, where they will be publicly available. Additional information: Please express your interest in this RFQ in order to help us to notify you of any questions we may receive and the answers given ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85ab42f1-87f4-4069-93d3-8302fad1e7e2 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | 29 May 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 4 Jun 2023 - 30 Sep 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £30,000 | | 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 | FORESTRY COMMISSION | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS16 1EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire | | Local authority | South Gloucestershire | | Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick | | Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services - 79415200 - Design consultancy services - 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services ## Release History - 12 May 2023 at 11:44 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85ab42f1-87f4-4069-93d3-8302fad1e7e2 - 9 May 2023 at 19:52 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85ab42f1-87f4-4069-93d3-8302fad1e7e2 - 9 May 2023 at 19:45 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85ab42f1-87f4-4069-93d3-8302fad1e7e2 - 2 May 2023 at 21:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85ab42f1-87f4-4069-93d3-8302fad1e7e2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85ab42f1-87f4-4069-93d3-8302fad1e7e2 12th May 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a4bf49b4-7cd6-42a2-b2d2-52b13d5a9a62 RFQ - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ae8ff57c-bdd1-48af-aad0-71e74e345d78 Questions received from prospective bidders regarding this RFQ and Forest Research's responses to those questions ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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