--- title: "Governance of Blending Funding" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6676e133-cb4c-48a2-9187-5e40d836f4e9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6676e133-cb4c-48a2-9187-5e40d836f4e9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6676e133-cb4c-48a2-9187-5e40d836f4e9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6676e133-cb4c-48a2-9187-5e40d836f4e9.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS" published: "2022-03-18" --- # Governance of Blending Funding Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6676e133-cb4c-48a2-9187-5e40d836f4e9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6676e133-cb4c-48a2-9187-5e40d836f4e9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6676e133-cb4c-48a2-9187-5e40d836f4e9.json) ## Summary The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is conducting a procurement process for a project titled "Governance of Blending Funding". This tender falls within the research and development consultancy services sector and is located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. The procurement is currently at the Award stage, with a value of £60,000 and a minimum bid threshold of £20,000. The contract period is set to commence on 12 April 2022 and is expected to conclude by 29 July 2022. Interested parties had until 28 March 2022 at 16:00 to submit their proposals. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in desk-based research and consultancy within the environmental sector. Companies specialising in understanding legal structures or corporate partnerships that enable funding blending would be well-positioned to compete. By leveraging their insights and creating accessible reports for stakeholders, successful bidders could play a crucial role in advancing environmental funding models, potentially leading to further procurement opportunities in related sectors. ## Notice "We require desk-based research to be carried out to summarise the key attributes of the various legal entities and/or corporate structures that are available to partnerships. This work should describe the features of the various legal structures and what that means for the ability to blend funding from a variety of sources i.e., access public funding, raising capital investment, partaking in ecosystems markets, ability to stack or bundle benefits. The research should consider and discuss the implications of the different structures for managing public goods. Specifically: How do the structures share risk/liabilities and equity between sectors; what works for environmental public goods and what lessons can we learn from past failures. Are there examples of debt-based/repayment models working for environmental public goods? What are the opportunities and risks of debt-based models? What is the relationship between purpose and legal structure - what structures are used in common or community ownership models? Numerous examples exist of how partnerships use various corporate structures both within England and internationally, such as projects associated with the Green Recovery Challenge Fund (GRCF), Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund (NEIRF), or those such as Natural Course, Water Resources East (WRE) and WRE's work with The Nature Conservancy on the Norfolk Water Fund, Business Boards associated with Catchment Partnerships (such as the Cameo Partnership), and some of the Test and Trials projects being run under Defra's environmental land management scheme. We are also interested in understanding governance approaches used in other sectors (i.e., energy, digital) that could be transferrable to the environmental sector. Research should be summarised in a report describing the different corporate structures generically and by referencing case studies. It should also include a summary of the learning from different corporate structures used across the case studies to understand what works well where, and at what scale, and whether membership across the public, private and third sector is an essential factor of success. Project Deliverables: A report describing the different legal structures, and their pros and cons relating to their ability to blend funding in simple, non-technical language that is accessible for a range of local stakeholders. A review and summary of case studies, to include a breakdown of the legal structures, range of partners, and power structures between the different parties. Summaries of any interviews held with project managers involved with the case studies. Presentation materials summarising the main findings (for example, infographics and/or slide decks with pictures and diagrams). " Additional information: "To apply please respond to the attached Request for Quote and associated documents. Email your response to melissa.swartz@environment-agency.gov.uk. Tenders to be received no later than 16:00 on 28 March 2022. Email: melissa.swartz@environment-agency.gov.uk Tel: 07824 124 039 " ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8668148e-efdd-4e35-8a4b-ee39643c0494 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Mar 2022 | | Submission deadline | 28 Mar 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 11 Apr 2022 - 29 Jul 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £60,000 | | 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS | | Locality | NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE | | Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE4 7AR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Electoral ward | Elswick | | Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services ## Release History - 18 Mar 2022 at 09:01 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8668148e-efdd-4e35-8a4b-ee39643c0494 - 14 Mar 2022 at 10:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8668148e-efdd-4e35-8a4b-ee39643c0494 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8668148e-efdd-4e35-8a4b-ee39643c0494 18th March 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2b13f083-18da-4c68-9eb0-91bd74dd0526 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d5ab27ce-0926-4832-b881-154e303901d4 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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