--- title: "SCC - MS - Surrey Biodiversity Net Gain Habitat Banking Study" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6c976ffc-e6e9-4077-a946-7539a89244c9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6c976ffc-e6e9-4077-a946-7539a89244c9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6c976ffc-e6e9-4077-a946-7539a89244c9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6c976ffc-e6e9-4077-a946-7539a89244c9.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-12-19" --- # SCC - MS - Surrey Biodiversity Net Gain Habitat Banking Study Buyer: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6c976ffc-e6e9-4077-a946-7539a89244c9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6c976ffc-e6e9-4077-a946-7539a89244c9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6c976ffc-e6e9-4077-a946-7539a89244c9.json) ## Summary The Surrey County Council has awarded a contract for the "SCC - MS - Surrey Biodiversity Net Gain Habitat Banking Study", a research and development services project valued at £119,031 GBP. The procurement method was an Open Procedure (above threshold), with a tender period ending on 29th August 2023. The contract period lasts from 18th September 2023 to 17th September 2024. The study aims to establish Biodiversity Gain sites in Surrey, focusing on restoring habitats and enhancing environmental benefits, including carbon storage and natural flood management. This tender provides an opportunity for businesses, particularly in the research and development services sector, to engage in projects related to biodiversity net gain and habitat restoration. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. Businesses with expertise in ecological assessments, biodiversity conservation, and habitat restoration are well-suited to compete for this contract. The Surrey County Council is the buying organisation for this procurement process, seeking to work with suppliers who can provide innovative solutions for nature recovery and habitat enhancement in Surrey. ## Notice The Environment Act (2021) includes the requirement for most developments requiring planning consent in England to achieve a minimum 10% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). Furthermore, Surrey County Council (SCC) will be the 'responsible authority' for production of a Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for Surrey, which is another mandatory requirement from the Environment Act. The Council also has new biodiversity reporting requirements as well as strengthened legal duty to conserve and enhance biodiversity. As a result, the Council have ambitious plans for nature recovery in Surrey. In relation to BNG, SCC has four distinct roles: - County Planning Authority (CPA): regulator of BNG in relation to Minerals and Waste development and for SCC's own development. - Developer: delivering BNG following mitigation hierarchy in projects such as new builds and extension of schools i.e., avoid losses, deliver gains on-site as far as possible, compensate with off-site gains if required. - Landowner: potential provider of biodiversity units (to be used as BNG offsets for third parties). - Responsible authority for production of the LNRS. In addition, boroughs and districts in Surrey are Local Planning Authorities for the vast majority of planning applications and are similarly both landowners and scheme promoters /developers. Scope and outputs: The County Council and borough and district councils across Surrey, wish to: i. Understand the potential supply of Biodiversity units on public sector owned land, with the view to establishing a portfolio of Biodiversity gain sites (BNG habitat banks) and ii. Identify locations and measures that will deliver multiple environmental benefits, in particular restoring/enhancing habitats in combination with increasing carbon storage and/or in combination with natural flood management. SCC wishes to appoint a consultant to undertake an assessment of the baseline biodiversity units, at a range of public sector owned sites, and an appraisal of potential biodiversity unit gains (by enhancing, restoring or creating habitats). The opportunity for BNG uplift should take into account the current / future land use of the site and be realistic to achieve. The uplifts should also be based on ecological best practice and take account of existing local biodiversity policies, principally including Surrey Nature Partnership's Biodiversity Opportunity Area (BOA) Policy statements (where relevant) and the National Character Area profiles for sites outside of BOA boundaries. In addition, the County Council places significant importance on landscape-appropriate local carbon sequestration, tree planting and natural flood management (NFM) opportunities. In particular, the county council has set a target to plant 1 million trees by 2030 and as Lead Local Flood Authority, has identified priority areas for catchment approaches to managing flood risk. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f3fac81-7cc9-4ba9-a137-35f504e0dbf5 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | 29 Aug 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 17 Sep 2023 | | Contract period | 17 Sep 2023 - 17 Sep 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £119,031 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £119,031 | | 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 | SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | REIGATE | | Post town | Redhill | | Postcode | RH2 8EF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ26 East Surrey | | Local authority | Reigate and Banstead | | Electoral ward | South Park & Woodhatch | | Westminster constituency | Reigate | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | KEYSTONE ENVIRONMENTAL | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 19 Dec 2023 at 13:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f3fac81-7cc9-4ba9-a137-35f504e0dbf5 - 27 Jul 2023 at 11:17 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c0e8b08-a191-46c4-96ad-aaf80eb8bca4 - 27 Jul 2023 at 11:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c0e8b08-a191-46c4-96ad-aaf80eb8bca4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f3fac81-7cc9-4ba9-a137-35f504e0dbf5 19th December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c0e8b08-a191-46c4-96ad-aaf80eb8bca4 27th July 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login?cid=surreycc Proactis Supplier Network ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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