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title: "NCF: NPPF Review of Ancient Woodlands and Trees-Woodland Trust enabling contract"
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# NCF: NPPF Review of Ancient Woodlands and Trees-Woodland Trust enabling contract

Buyer: DEFRA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7cb59d98-3327-4c03-bc21-acb3b24c723e

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has awarded a contract for data analysis services related to the review of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) regarding ancient woodlands and trees. The contract, titled "NCF: NPPF Review of Ancient Woodlands and Trees-Woodland Trust enabling contract", is valued at £45,000 and is part of the services category. The tender was procured using a selective method with a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract period is from 3rd February 2023 to 16th May 2023.

This opportunity is suitable for businesses specialising in data analysis services and those with experience in environmental policy analysis. The contract provides a chance for growth through providing analysis to help protect ancient woodlands and trees as outlined in the NPPF. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate in this process, offering a significant opportunity for businesses interested in environmental preservation and policy compliance.

## Notice

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) ('the Customer') is commissioning analysis for responses to a review of the implementation of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) regarding ancient woodlands and ancient and veteran trees. Making sure that our ancient woodlands are adequately protected and suitably managed to provide a wide range of social, environmental and economic benefits to society remains a key commitment. In 2018, the protection of ancient woodlands, ancient trees and veteran trees was strengthened through the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), recognising them as irreplaceable habitats. The NPPF also outlines that any development resulting in the loss or deterioration of such irreplaceable habitats should be refused, unless there are wholly exceptional reasons and only if a suitable compensation strategy exists. In 2021, the Government committed to reviewing the NPPF with respect to ancient woodlands, consulting on strengthening the wording in the NPPF and introducing a new duty on planning authorities to consult the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities before granting permission for development affecting ancient woodlands. The overarching aim of this analysis is to better understand if the NPPF paragraph 180c has been appropriately applied to preventing loss and deterioration to ancient woodlands and ancient and veteran trees. This will involve: * Analysing whether local authorities and planning inspectors understand loss and deterioration to ancient woodlands and ancient and veteran trees appropriately * Analysing how local authorities and planning inspectors assess and measure loss and deterioration to ancient woodlands and ancient and veteran trees appropriately * Analysing whether the local authorities and planning inspectors have interpreted the wholly exceptional clause in the NPPF * Analysing how the local authorities and planning inspectors have interpreted the wholly exceptional clause.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/baf67a00-2a74-4573-ab6d-6263268f17ca |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | 3 Feb 2023 - 16 May 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,000 |
| 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 |
| 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

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72316000 - Data analysis services

## Release History

- 14 Mar 2023 at 15:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/baf67a00-2a74-4573-ab6d-6263268f17ca

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/baf67a00-2a74-4573-ab6d-6263268f17ca
  14th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/18770a4f-c1a3-4b27-8f29-b32ceb7c1ce3
  Project_30510_RDE_Framework_call_off_form_Ancient_Woodland_NPPF_review_Countersigned_12032023-REDACTED

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