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title: "Evaluation of Countryside Stewardship baseline agreement scale monitoring"
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# Evaluation of Countryside Stewardship baseline agreement scale monitoring

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c4684ee6-fdfd-4864-85f0-0293708ee156

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Evaluation of Countryside Stewardship baseline agreement scale monitoring" was initiated by the Defra Network eTendering Portal. This procurement falls under the environmental services category and is located in England, with a tender period that concluded on 23rd September 2019. The total contract value is £25,414, and the open procurement method employed is below threshold. The contract duration is set from 1st October 2019 to 31st March 2020, having been published on 22nd August 2019.

This tender presents valuable opportunities for growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) involved in environmental services and consultancy. Businesses with expertise in evaluating agricultural and environmental methodologies, data management, and monitoring practices would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract, which aims to assess and improve the effectiveness of the Countryside Stewardship programme.

## Notice

Requirement An evaluation of the Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement scale monitoring project is required to understand the effectiveness and reliability of the CS baseline methodologies used, identify potential improvements and provide guidance for future surveying. Objectives 1. Evaluate how CS baseline monitoring fits within the context of broader AES, species and environmental monitoring? 2. Evaluate CS baseline methods. 3. Evaluate the overarching design of CS baseline monitoring. 4. Evaluate the appropriateness of the data collection, data format and data storage. 5. Future improvements for CS monitoring and identify improvements which can be used to inform future Environment Land Management (ELM) baseline monitoring design and delivery. Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses an E-tendering system for Procurement activities. This is currently provided by Bravo Solutions. To access appropriate tendering and contractual documents, please access the E-Tendering portal at https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk, ensuring that your registration includes "Defra". If you have any problems with this system, please contact Bravo on their telephone helpline number 0800 368 4850 or by emailing them at help@bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6351ce14-435e-4471-be9d-5383e5cc9f98 |
| 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 | 23 Dec 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Sep 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Oct 2019 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,414 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £41,666 |
| 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 | APEM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 23 Dec 2019 at 11:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6351ce14-435e-4471-be9d-5383e5cc9f98
- 22 Aug 2019 at 15:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/804b3f42-26a4-4384-a02e-09c985e0d87d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6351ce14-435e-4471-be9d-5383e5cc9f98
  23rd December 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/804b3f42-26a4-4384-a02e-09c985e0d87d
  22nd August 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
  Link to eSourcing Portal
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/510bbac9-d2de-4f12-acd6-5604543558c5
  n/a

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