--- title: "Innovative finance for urban trees" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-cc352b22-e3aa-4a2d-b0b1-6966cc3d6fb2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cc352b22-e3aa-4a2d-b0b1-6966cc3d6fb2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cc352b22-e3aa-4a2d-b0b1-6966cc3d6fb2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cc352b22-e3aa-4a2d-b0b1-6966cc3d6fb2.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY" published: "2023-08-16" --- # Innovative finance for urban trees Buyer: THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cc352b22-e3aa-4a2d-b0b1-6966cc3d6fb2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cc352b22-e3aa-4a2d-b0b1-6966cc3d6fb2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cc352b22-e3aa-4a2d-b0b1-6966cc3d6fb2.json) ## Summary The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is seeking consultancy services for the project titled "Innovative finance for urban trees." This project aims to develop new finance opportunities to support urban tree planting and create a green finance flow chart. The procurement stage is currently in the tender phase, with a tender deadline set for 25th August 2023. The project is located in the United Kingdom and falls under the main procurement category of services. This tender opportunity presents a chance for SMEs in the financial consultancy services sector to engage with a forward-thinking project focusing on environmental and social outcomes. Businesses that specialise in finance, environmental sustainability, and urban development would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The project's open procurement method encourages competition and innovation in providing solutions for urban green finance, offering growth opportunities for businesses in the sector. ## Notice The primary purpose of this brief is to commission a suitably qualified consultant to deliver an options appraisal for new innovative finance products for urban trees and create a flow chart to help local authorities and others quickly identify what type of green finance might be most suitable for the type of urban forest they have, or wat to develop. More detail of the specific objectives of this work and the deliverables required is set out below: I. Discovery, development and design of new innovative finance opportunities for urban trees and forests based on delivery of environmental, social and economic outcomes. a. The focus for this work should be on identifying/designing funding models for urban tree planting which isn't viable for established natural capital markets (e.g. carbon, BNG), which could be structured around contributing to: i. Reducing air pollution ii. Workplace recruitment/retention iii. Reducing urban heat islands iv. NFM and SUDs v. Social prescribing b. Responding to identified gaps in the market and evidenced outcomes, the successful consultants are required to undertake an initial options appraisal of innovative funding models for urban trees and woods. c. The consultants will then seek to develop one of those ideas further, building the business case for that new product or approach. This would include undertaking the following core tasks: i. Design of business models ii. Stakeholder engagement to assess willingness to pay and prices iii. Financial modelling iv. Investment case where modelling illustrates viability v. High level recommendations on legal and operational models, where investment case is promising. d. As this is a developing and rapidly changing sector, the work will need to consider local and national projects, context and policy. For example, initiatives such as West Midlands Combined Authority's Local Investment in Natural Capital programme could have an impact on the feasibility of potential models in Birmingham. Such initiatives should therefore be considered an analysing opportunities for innovative finance models. II. Development of Green Finance Flow Chart Developing a simple Urban Forest Green Finance Flow Chart to help local authorities and others quickly identify what type of green finance might be most suitable for the type of urban forest they have in their area. For example it should quickly and easily help to identify the main sources of innovative finance for e.g. new trees, planted in a woodland-setting in peri urban locations. Tenders should not exceed 10 pages in length and will be assessed against a range of weighted criteria, outlined below: Criteria Quality - 30% Methodology - 30% Value for money - 20% Past experience - 10% Social impact - 10% Please submit proposals by email before the deadline of 12:00 noon on 25 August, to the following contact: David Coughlin david.coughlin@nationaltrust.org.uk 07929 668146 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f4429dd-01e4-4b46-b9e4-323d627b67ca | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Aug 2023 | | Submission deadline | 18 Aug 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Aug 2023 - 1 Jun 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £33,000 | | 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 | THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 2NA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Mannington and Western | | Westminster constituency | Swindon South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 66171000 - Financial consultancy services ## Release History - 16 Aug 2023 at 07:45 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f4429dd-01e4-4b46-b9e4-323d627b67ca - 7 Aug 2023 at 11:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f4429dd-01e4-4b46-b9e4-323d627b67ca ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f4429dd-01e4-4b46-b9e4-323d627b67ca 16th August 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f27da688-0650-4a1b-b893-a5f739d88f85 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7ef00477-cc3c-4398-aa8e-566c4fe33608 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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