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# AWARDED CONTRACT

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-77b035f5-d001-4870-a4c7-9bc46ad9cccb

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## Summary

Natural England is looking for a supplier to develop Theories of Change and Evaluation Frameworks for five local Protected Site Strategies pilots and the overarching project to inform the statutory guidance for PSS. The contract, valued at £711,700 GBP, involves deep dive case studies and social science insights by March 2024, with a possible extension for 12 months for monitoring and evaluation of the pilots.

This opportunity in agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry, and related services offers potential for large consulting firms like ICF Consulting Services to compete. The procurement method involves calling off from a framework agreement, with a selective process to be completed by August 29, 2022. The location for this procurement will be in London, SW1P 3JR, and the contract period is scheduled from November 4, 2022, to October 9, 2025.

## Notice

Summary Protected Site Strategies are an important element of the Government's ambition to deliver a better Environment within a generation, as set out in the 25 Year Environment Plan (25YEP). They are a statutory power in the Environment Act 2021 for Natural England (NE) to bring together key stakeholders to make long-term collaborative commitments that address impacts on the species, habitats and geophysical interest of Protected Sites. To test the full potential for PSS mechanisms and inform the statutory guidance for PSS, NE are running five local pilots from mid-2022.There will be a requirement to refine the overarching Theory of Change (ToC) for the project and, in addition each pilot will require the formation of a bespoke ToC and development of an evaluation framework. The pilot themes to be investigated can be summarised as: Overcoming community concerns over tree felling and re-wetting of bogs; supporting planning authorities with limited ecological resources to realise the value of protected sites; setting the framework for farmers to transition to low pollution farm systems; putting the economic case for reducing pollution to land-based enterprises; management of deer to improve woodland health and deer health. In concert with this evaluation of impact and process, each pilot requires rapid desk reviews and social science insights in order to ensure social aspects are appropriately incorporated into the evaluations, and to inform and learn from the implementation of pilots so as to maximise their effectiveness in relation to stakeholder engagement. This may include the development and testing of social indicators. The resulting social science insights will be included and expanded upon in PSS advisory toolkits. It is also likely to involve stakeholder mapping exercises. In Phase 1 (by March 2023), Natural England is looking for a supplier to develop Theories of Change and Evaluation Frameworks for each of five local PSS pilots and for the overarching project. It is anticipated that each of the frameworks will look at shorter-term process and longer-term impact evaluations as well as explore value for money. The contractors will also inform the evaluation frameworks through deep dive case studies for the pilots and key cross-cutting themes - we anticipate this requiring 50% of contract time. Phase 2 will involve delivery of the evaluation for each of the pilots and identification or testing of key levers to secure commitments from stakeholders. We anticipate Phase 2 requiring 50% of contract effort by March 2024. Depending on project needs and context there may be a further option to extend and expand the contract to cover a 12-month period of monitoring, data collection and evaluation for each of the five pilots. This will require a similar amount of contractor effort to each of the previous phases.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ba0225a-9985-4ffa-a8e3-075dd23926c6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | 4 Nov 2022 - 9 Oct 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £711,700 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £711,700 |
| 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 | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| 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 | ICF CONSULTING SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

### Codes

- 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

## Release History

- 11 Nov 2022 at 10:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ba0225a-9985-4ffa-a8e3-075dd23926c6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ba0225a-9985-4ffa-a8e3-075dd23926c6
  11th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/afbf93a2-dcaa-44ab-8bbc-a7184aaf571c
  n/a

## Notice URLs

- http://defra.bravosolutions.co.uk

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