--- title: "WHOLESCAPE ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT (WARP)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-dd4a4d5a-dbd0-41f3-a2b8-dbf1a0d3ca24" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dd4a4d5a-dbd0-41f3-a2b8-dbf1a0d3ca24" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dd4a4d5a-dbd0-41f3-a2b8-dbf1a0d3ca24.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dd4a4d5a-dbd0-41f3-a2b8-dbf1a0d3ca24.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WWF-UK (WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE) TRADING LIMITED" published: "2024-01-19" --- # WHOLESCAPE ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT (WARP) Buyer: WWF-UK (WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE) TRADING LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dd4a4d5a-dbd0-41f3-a2b8-dbf1a0d3ca24 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dd4a4d5a-dbd0-41f3-a2b8-dbf1a0d3ca24) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dd4a4d5a-dbd0-41f3-a2b8-dbf1a0d3ca24.json) ## Summary The buying organisation, WWF-UK (WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE) TRADING LIMITED, has issued a tender titled "WHOLESCAPE ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT (WARP)" for research and experimental development services. The procurement stage is a limited process with competitive quotation, and the tender deadline is on 9th February 2024. The contract period is from 26th February 2024 to 30th September 2025, involving fieldwork in Norfolk, Pembrokeshire, and the Forth basin regions in the United Kingdom. This tender by WWF offers an opportunity for businesses experienced in environmental social science, participatory mapping, and research and development consultancy services to contribute to the Wholescape Action Research Project. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are specifically welcomed to participate in this 18-month research initiative to manage and deliver findings on WWF's Wholescape programmes across various regions, providing flexibility and opportunities for adaptive management towards sustainable development. ## Notice Please read Call for Proposal document for full information. SUMMARY * This request for proposals is for researcher(s) to manage and deliver WWF's 'Wholescape Action Research Project' (WARP) as part of WWF's 'Wholescape' programme. * The WARP comprises multiple components over an 18-month period, including: o Regular fieldwork in Norfolk, Pembrokeshire and the Forth basin; o Interim analysis and reporting to enable adaptive management of WWF's Wholescape programmes; o Analysis and reporting from each wholescape to deliver separate case studies for each wholescape region; o Overarching comparative analysis and reporting to capture findings across multiple wholescape regions. * The research will utilise a methodology that has been developed specifically for WWF's Wholescape programmes, using techniques including walking interviews and participatory mapping. * Candidates will require experience of environmental social science. Prior experience of participatory mapping would be an advantage, as would journalistic or story-telling experience. * The project will run from early 2024 until September 2025. We envisage approximately 1-2 days per month across that period, with more intensive work at the beginning, mid-point and end. * Researchers will intermittently feed back findings to the project team to enable adaptive management, specifically through a midpoint interim report. * The project will include: o Overall responsibility for conducting WARP research o Regular fieldwork in Norfolk from the outset, engaging with WWF staff, partner agencies and other stakeholders; o Fieldwork in Pembrokeshire with a particular focus on capturing learning about how WWF is building the delivery of a wholescape programme; o Fieldwork in Forth basin with a focus on capturing learning about how WWF is approaching the possibility of delivering a wholescape programme; o Responsibility for sub-contracting local research responsibilities in different locations, as required; o Analysis and reporting of WARP findings in each wholescape and at a meta-level. * This research will be conducted within an ongoing and developing programme of work, and will therefore involve elements of flexibility and uncertainty. To reflect this, we invite candidates to state how costs will be structured against the delivery of the different components of the project. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b30f8bc-52a8-46fe-9477-b0d87a01caff | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | 9 Feb 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 26 Feb 2024 - 30 Sep 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | 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 | WWF-UK (WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE) TRADING LIMITED | | Locality | WOKING | | Post town | Guildford | | Postcode | GU21 4LL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey | | Local authority | Woking | | Electoral ward | Horsell | | Westminster constituency | Woking | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73100000 - Research and experimental development services - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development ## Release History - 19 Jan 2024 at 12:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b30f8bc-52a8-46fe-9477-b0d87a01caff ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b30f8bc-52a8-46fe-9477-b0d87a01caff 19th January 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bab27117-9e81-43b1-9438-844fe3d36236 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c2bcb6ab-bd47-4680-a025-9eea8540817d - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f6f01153-d774-46f8-a4ee-0f2e010be156 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/86534671-0e6f-42fa-989a-415e2fd126d4 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3de51578-4582-494b-9a36-172f93727bfa ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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