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title: "'Reframing the Tees' Landscape Architecture Pilot Project"
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# 'Reframing the Tees' Landscape Architecture Pilot Project

Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a88fd81a-c3d9-49be-89eb-6d5946d65c6e

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## Summary

The 'Reframing the Tees' Landscape Architecture Pilot Project tender, initiated by Natural England, is currently at the active stage. The project falls under the main procurement category of environmental services. The tender, with a value of 40,000 GBP, aims to enhance landscape architecture in the Tees Estuary area. The tender's contract period begins on October 23, 2023, and ends on March 31, 2024. Contractors are required to submit quotations by 12 midday on October 9, 2023, to vicky.ward@naturalengland.org.uk.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in landscape architecture, environmental services, and urban development planning to engage with Natural England's nature recovery project. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate. By collaborating on this project, businesses can contribute to landscape assessment, narrative creation, and the development of diverse initiatives, fostering sustainability and community engagement in the North East region of the United Kingdom.

## Notice

The Tees Estuary Recovering Nature Project (TERN) is a multi-partnership project that was formally launched in July 2023. It is one of twelve national nature recovery projects that have been funded by DEFRA and Natural England to take forward the objectives of the National Nature Recovery Network (NRN) and to demonstrate national delivery of the Environment Act (2021) at landscape-scale through habitat creation and enhancement, species recovery, carbon sequestration, improvements to access, clean air and water at landscape scale. Landscape is an integral part of any conversation about sustainability, liveability, and/ resilience on Teesside because no matter how these terms are defined - nutrient and carbon neutrality, biodiversity, health and wellbeing, place-making, economic and industrial vitality, inclusivity or 'levelling up' - they require landscape solutions. Landscape architecture will support the TERN partnership to utilise a range of specialist knowledges, skills, and techniques to help research, visualize, plan, deliver, and communicate our vision and subsequent projects. We wish to develop our Nature Recovery Project based around the Tees Estuary and want to appoint contractors to deliver a pilot/ foundational landscape architecture project that will help us to: * Undertake a detailed landscape assessment specific to the TERN project area to create a baseline, supported by existing NCA / LA assessments, plus GIS mapping and photographic images, which provides a clear analysis of the character of the landscape and its key features both natural and manmade. * In consultation with partners and key stakeholders, help re-conceptualise a narrative and vision for the TERN area, aiming to co-create a strong identity for the area that reflects current and future place-making. * Identify a series of highlighted design examples from existing exemplar landscape architecture projects that can provide set piece elements, interventions or details which align with the aims of, and could be drawn upon, by TERN. It is expected that this pilot project's output will significantly influence the strategic direction of the TERN partnership, help in securing additional funding to realize our ambitions, and as a living document, will be open to addition and revision as the larger nature recovery project gains momentum. This larger project will use the materials produced in the pilot initiative to begin a wider conversation with local communities and industry alongside more in-depth consultation with partners. We expect it to inspire and inform the development of diverse initiatives linking people, nature and place, ranging for example, from the production of creative interpretation to the commission of new buildings and structures, or from the design of new access opportunities to novel and ecologically beneficial engagements with industry. Additional information: To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached. Your response must be sent to vicky.ward@naturalengland.org.uk by 12 midday on 09 October 2023. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to vicky.ward@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f310eec-1b35-497c-9797-f6da5a3dbae6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | 22 Oct 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £31,760 |
| 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 | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE4 7YH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Elswick |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MACGREGOR SMITH (HOLDINGS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 5 Mar 2024 at 10:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f310eec-1b35-497c-9797-f6da5a3dbae6
- 11 Oct 2023 at 12:00 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3da01484-0881-4bd5-a7ae-863c9583c25b
- 19 Sep 2023 at 14:00 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3da01484-0881-4bd5-a7ae-863c9583c25b
- 8 Sep 2023 at 13:34 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3da01484-0881-4bd5-a7ae-863c9583c25b
- 8 Sep 2023 at 13:30 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3da01484-0881-4bd5-a7ae-863c9583c25b
- 8 Sep 2023 at 13:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3da01484-0881-4bd5-a7ae-863c9583c25b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f310eec-1b35-497c-9797-f6da5a3dbae6
  5th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3da01484-0881-4bd5-a7ae-863c9583c25b
  11th October 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/05df815e-c3db-4d63-b901-b6bbb1a5b329
  RFQ
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/847de977-ce3d-4931-aba9-381908392e22
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1c786ef9-3aa1-4707-b7c0-8de6c7336c31
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e64ab050-2e2f-4b92-95bb-3a7994051658
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d4e51ff5-4861-4eae-8162-e11cacdb04fa
  RFQ
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b8edef68-bf64-4cdc-add9-94bd66c1b6c4
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/6d8b5e36-1fcd-4c97-9983-23c431ec741f

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