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title: "RDE 359 - Review of agricultural land take to development"
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# RDE 359 - Review of agricultural land take to development

Buyer: NE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3a31a3b2-84df-401f-ad3e-5b08573def24

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## Summary

The award was given for the procurement titled "RDE 359 - Review of agricultural land take to development" by the Soils Team within Natural England. The procurement falls under the industry category of 'Research and development consultancy services'. The buying organisation, Natural England, located at 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR, UK, selected the supplier RSK ADAS Limited through a selective procurement method. The tender period ended on December 3, 2023, and the contract period is from December 4, 2023, to March 29, 2024.

This tender, awarded to RSK ADAS Limited, presents a business growth opportunity for companies offering research and development consultancy services. Businesses specialising in agricultural land assessment and research projects would find this tender well-suited for their expertise. As the project involves reviewing agricultural land take for development, it requires a supplier with experience in analysing land quality and policy implications, making it ideal for firms with a background in environmental research and planning.

## Notice

The Soils Team within Natural England are seeking to commission a research project to undertake a rapid, desk-based review to gather evidence on the amount of agricultural land take occurring as a result of development, including an assessment of the recent loss of high quality agricultural land (i.e. Best and Most Versatile (BMV) agricultural land), and an analysis of this against previous assessments to indicate whether and how land take is changing, and reflecting current policy. The Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) system was developed by MAFF (now part of Defra and the Welsh Government) in the mid 1960's to map the distribution of agricultural land quality across England and Wales, to a common standard. This was to characterise agricultural land quality and enable scarce high quality land to be protected from loss to development, through the planning system. This project was awarded by NE

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60bc6ab0-15b2-4ab1-887b-63e585610b76 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 4 Dec 2023 - 29 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £49,494 |
| 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 | NE |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RSK ADAS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 21 Dec 2023 at 12:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60bc6ab0-15b2-4ab1-887b-63e585610b76

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60bc6ab0-15b2-4ab1-887b-63e585610b76
  21st December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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