--- title: "Gathering evidence on Plants for the Species Evidence Base" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-93b777b8-a6bd-4630-9eb3-448cad7eac85" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-93b777b8-a6bd-4630-9eb3-448cad7eac85" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-93b777b8-a6bd-4630-9eb3-448cad7eac85.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-93b777b8-a6bd-4630-9eb3-448cad7eac85.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NATURAL ENGLAND" published: "2023-03-03" --- # Gathering evidence on Plants for the Species Evidence Base Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-93b777b8-a6bd-4630-9eb3-448cad7eac85 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-93b777b8-a6bd-4630-9eb3-448cad7eac85) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-93b777b8-a6bd-4630-9eb3-448cad7eac85.json) ## Summary The public procurement contracting process is being conducted by Natural England, a contracting authority in Worcester, England. The procurement involves gathering evidence on Plants for the Species Evidence Base, focusing on species recovery within Natural England's Nature Recovery Network. The contract, awarded to FOOTPRINT ECOLOGY LIMITED, has a value of £20,500 GBP and runs from 10th November 2022 to 31st March 2023. The procurement stage is at the award stage, and the deadline for responses to the Request for Quotation was 7th October 2022. This public procurement contract offers business growth opportunities for companies specialising in research services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. Businesses well-versed in environmental research and data collection are well-suited to compete in this tender opportunity focused on gathering evidence on Plants for the Species Evidence Base held by Natural England. ## Notice The Species Evidence Base (SEB) will contain novel and useful information on species that can be queried and analysed. It will provide a command of the underlying species evidence, representing the first steps towards holistic species recovery within Natural England's Nature Recovery Network. It does so by centralising species information in one place in a novel and new way. This Species Evidence Base (SEB) will focus on important species listed in Environment Act targets, notably those associated with the abundance target and the extinction rate target. We require specialists to gather the data for Plants that includes 612 species (Species listed in Annex 1). Evidence gathered for each species is split into five categories: Trends, Habitats, Pressures, Climate Change and Actions. In total there will be approximately 50 fields that need addressing for each species (Provisional fields and parameters list in Annex 2) . For most fields, there will parameters on what can be entered- either Yes/No or multiple choice based on a range. Supplier will fill out the fields based on their current knowledge and understanding for each species. We do not expect there to be existing evidence for all the fields for all species and expect that supplier will use their expertise and experience of Plants to provide their best estimate. For more information on the HWNS tool or this project, please refer to the RfQ Additional information: To apply please respond to the attached Request for Quotation no later than 07/10/22. All queries must be sent by 03/10/22. These should be sent to both jon.webb@naturalengland.org.uk and patrick.shannon-hughes@naturalengland.org.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e3f9dc5-5f84-4b90-8f6f-7821abaf12bc | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 Nov 2022 | | Contract period | 10 Nov 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £14,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £20,500 | | 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 | NATURAL ENGLAND | | Locality | WORCESTER | | Post town | Worcester | | Postcode | WR5 2NP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC | | Local authority | Worcester | | Electoral ward | Nunnery | | Westminster constituency | Worcester | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | FOOTPRINT ECOLOGY | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73110000 - Research services ## Release History - 3 Mar 2023 at 12:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e3f9dc5-5f84-4b90-8f6f-7821abaf12bc - 5 Oct 2022 at 14:14 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d82b9727-9311-4bf5-8777-224ff925ae59 - 23 Sep 2022 at 16:24 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d82b9727-9311-4bf5-8777-224ff925ae59 - 15 Sep 2022 at 12:04 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d82b9727-9311-4bf5-8777-224ff925ae59 - 14 Sep 2022 at 16:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d82b9727-9311-4bf5-8777-224ff925ae59 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e3f9dc5-5f84-4b90-8f6f-7821abaf12bc 3rd March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d82b9727-9311-4bf5-8777-224ff925ae59 5th October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/75909f2f-d25f-4b31-a2ae-6473c5d5b6e6 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a6e631c1-ac2f-4f5d-b427-a15e0eda0aa9 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0081b1aa-2b06-4d13-920a-2846861b43c2 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/38b4a62c-620d-4e14-9403-6e41c09c7057 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/d1f54815-cc55-47f3-a587-1a526b87aaa0 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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