--- title: "Test and Trials Phase 3 - 'Landscape Recovery'" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a1817274-4903-443c-934a-de9af215ad9b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a1817274-4903-443c-934a-de9af215ad9b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a1817274-4903-443c-934a-de9af215ad9b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a1817274-4903-443c-934a-de9af215ad9b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL" published: "2021-03-18" --- # Test and Trials Phase 3 - 'Landscape Recovery' Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a1817274-4903-443c-934a-de9af215ad9b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a1817274-4903-443c-934a-de9af215ad9b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a1817274-4903-443c-934a-de9af215ad9b.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "Test and Trials Phase 3 - 'Landscape Recovery'" is being conducted by the Defra Network eTendering Portal. It falls under the industry category of agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural, and apicultural services and is focused on enhancing environmental land management initiatives. The tender period is set to end on 30 April 2021, and the project is expected to kick off from 7 July 2021 and conclude by 25 November 2021. This open procedure is aimed at testing long-term land-use changes and gathering insights from various stakeholders across the United Kingdom, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, and more. This tender presents lucrative opportunities for businesses involved in environmental management, agricultural services, and ecological restoration. Companies specialising in transformative land use projects, ecological research, or conservation practices would be particularly well-suited to compete for this initiative. Engagement in this project could foster business growth by enabling firms to demonstrate their capabilities in sustainable practices, securing contracts that align with national environmental targets, and expanding their influence within local communities committed to ecological restoration. ## Notice To help the development of the future Schemes that reward environmental land management we are conducting a variety of Tests and Trials, aimed at conducting research to contribute to our understanding of how parts of the new scheme work in a real-life environment. We are working with a range of different stakeholders, across different geographies to undertake the Tests and Trials, including farmer groups, representative bodies and non-governmental organisations. The most ambitious scheme is Landscape Recovery. Landscape Recovery will support the restoration and enhancement of natural ecosystem function at scale through transformative land use change projects delivered over the long term. Such projects will restore wilder landscapes in places where this is appropriate, through the creation of woodland, restoring wetlands and peatlands, enhancing bogs, fens or saltmarshes or a mosaic of different habitats. These projects will contribute towards the future schemes environmental objectives and support local environmental priorities while making an important contribution to national targets. We expect that this scheme will be competitive. Tests and Trials are inviting proposals from stakeholders to Test and Trial the mechanisms required to deliver long-term land use changes with farmers and land managers, for example Testing the practical elements of long-term commitments (30+ years), developing models that can be rolled out more widely and Trialling innovative mechanisms such as conservation covenants. Tests and Trials should be designed to be able to make policy and delivery recommendations that are suitable for roll out within landscape recovery throughout England, rather than recommending approaches that are only applicable in specific circumstances or locations. The specific areas of interest identified for this call are outlined in the opportunity documents. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07a85b75-9da3-4b36-9c6d-e4b1c7f372e9 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Mar 2021 | | Submission deadline | 30 Apr 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 6 Jul 2021 - 25 Nov 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,000,000 | | 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 | 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ## Release History - 18 Mar 2021 at 15:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07a85b75-9da3-4b36-9c6d-e4b1c7f372e9 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07a85b75-9da3-4b36-9c6d-e4b1c7f372e9 18th March 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8442fd39-3902-4fbe-aa37-14bf7a70adee n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/76ebfbfa-618a-4f05-9688-1b67bcff07d4 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8a5467f8-1613-4c4a-ae0f-509ec731f7f4 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b2544ac5-9ead-4a46-8d25-49e6e07d49e2 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b00872ff-8089-4fd2-9dd3-9278ac10b162 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f403f21e-6666-47b2-a574-d79177419248 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7b515e1c-ec5f-4850-af41-63e1e9c7b0ec n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f3444fe7-0488-48e5-8631-d5591d5f3129 n/a ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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