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title: "Review of Natural Capital Reporting"
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# Review of Natural Capital Reporting

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5d81e159-ba7c-4744-8a5c-3b3f5af09ad3

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## Summary

The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs is seeking to commission a review of natural capital reporting under the title "Review of Natural Capital Reporting." This procurement falls within the research and development consultancy services category (CPV code 73200000) and will focus on the water environment, including rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, groundwater, coasts, and estuaries across the United Kingdom. The procurement stage is at the award stage, with the contract awarded to the University of Gloucestershire for £22,650 GBP. The project began on 2nd December 2024 and is expected to conclude by 31st March 2025. The initial tender was published on 25th October 2024, and responses were due by 14th November 2024.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses engaged in environmental consultancy, particularly those with expertise in natural capital and ecosystem services. The project involves reviewing existing applications of natural capital in environmental reporting and identifying new opportunities for the Environment Agency to enhance their efforts in water environment improvement. SMEs and VCSEs are suitable to compete, suggesting that the tender is accessible to smaller organisations seeking to expand their portfolio in governmental contracts. Businesses with strong analytical capabilities in environmental science and policy evaluation will find this contract well-suited to their expertise.

## Notice

The Environment Agency Natural Capital Team, part of the Chief Scientists Group, is commissioning a review of how natural capital is used in environmental reporting. This project will support a new workstream exploring where a natural capital framing of ecosystem services and benefits can be used in reporting to help us achieve our goals for environmental improvement. The project will focus on the water environment including rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, groundwater, coasts & estuaries. Objective 1: Review how natural capital has been applied in environmental reporting across a range of scales and actors - focus on the water environment. The work should review what is being done, who is doing it, for what purpose, what's worked. It should note patterns/trends across different scales (e.g. supra-national, national, local) and sectors (policy, private, third sector) in how natural capital is (and isn't) being applied into reporting. We are also interested in approaches taken in other countries with similar policy and regulatory approaches to the water environment. Objective 2: Identify opportunities where the Environment Agency can apply similar approaches to achieve our goals to improve the water environment. Based on the literature reviewed, the contractor should identify opportunities where the Environment Agency could explore the use of natural capital in reporting to incentivise protection and improvement of the water environment. We anticipate that the project will require searches of databases of scientific literature, grey literature and the identification and review of reports by key advisory bodies. The final reports and outputs are required by 31st March 2025. 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 ruth.hughes@environment-agency.gov.uk by 23:59 on Thursday 14 November 2024. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to ruth.hughes@environment-agency.gov.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers. Additional information: Please see attachment for Clarification questions and answers

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db31870b-37d1-43f9-a5db-1cf269ad48e0 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | 2 Dec 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £22,650 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | WALLINGFORD |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX10 8BD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | South Oxfordshire |
| Electoral ward | Benson & Crowmarsh |
| Westminster constituency | Henley and Thame |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 6 Dec 2024 at 14:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db31870b-37d1-43f9-a5db-1cf269ad48e0
- 11 Nov 2024 at 18:26 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f657333c-8876-4150-bdd0-348da96fe5e6
- 7 Nov 2024 at 09:05 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f657333c-8876-4150-bdd0-348da96fe5e6
- 25 Oct 2024 at 10:08 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f657333c-8876-4150-bdd0-348da96fe5e6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db31870b-37d1-43f9-a5db-1cf269ad48e0
  6th December 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f657333c-8876-4150-bdd0-348da96fe5e6
  11th November 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5250626e-3551-4732-a260-351fb625626d
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2707d00f-23de-4227-843a-2d9ea71c151c
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5b440beb-da9e-4205-b705-90e45ef0f830
  Clarification questions and answers
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/49361a27-1697-427c-8093-929052f6a36d

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