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title: "WWF-UK Trade Hub"
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# WWF-UK Trade Hub

Buyer: WWF-UK (WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE) TRADING LIMITED  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-de207044-6aa1-4f8c-9b90-726c35b3884f

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## Summary

The WWF-UK Trade Hub procurement opportunity involves WWF-UK (WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE) TRADING LIMITED as the buyer. The procurement is in the services category, specifically related to climatology services. The title of the tender is "WWF-UK Trade Hub," and it focuses on engaging with the UK FACT presidency, COP handover, and wider dialogues related to soy & beef trade with China and Brazil, as well as palm oil. The tender has a budget of £80,000 to £99,000 including VAT for a 2-year contract period. The procurement method is an open procedure below threshold with a tender period ending on September 2, 2022, and a contract period starting on September 12, 2022.

The WWF-UK Trade Hub tender presents opportunities for businesses with expertise in soy & beef and/or palm oil, global commodity trade, scientific research, and stakeholder engagement to compete. Businesses well-suited to bid on this tender should have a strong network, understand sustainable practices, and be able to contribute to WWF-UK's goals. The procurement process is currently at the tender stage, offering potential for interested businesses to participate in delivering key activities related to COP27, soy, beef, and palm oil workstreams, and engagement with Forest, Agriculture Commodity Trade dialogues.

## Notice

Scope: The consultant will lead WWF's engagement with the UK FACT presidency, COP handover and ongoing wider dialogues with to inform, develop linkages and deliver synergies from the Trade Hub work as it relates to and WWF programme on China and Brazil soy & beef trade, as well work related to Palm Oil. One area will be to assess will be the opportunities to use existing degraded land (approximately 30m hectares) and support sustainable production in Brazil, thus benefiting people, climate and nature. The consultancy will be split into two lots; Lot 1 - Soy & Beef workstream; Lot 2 - Palm Oil workstream. The partner organisation/entity will indicate if they are applying individually for a specific lot, or is expressing interest in both as part of their application. Deliverables: Details will be finalised and confirmed during a discovery phase with the partner organisation / entity. The full contract is subject to a satisfactory discovery phase. Below provides a set of indicative deliverables and activities: * Develop analysis for how Trade Hub can best engage in build-up, event and wrap up of COP27 * Provide Quarterly summaries to WWF UK working group on key Trade Hub activities (research, reports, and relevant work) * Act in an advisory capacity on matters relating to Soy, Beef and Palm Oil * Provide Quarterly analyses on ongoing Soy, Beef, Palm Oil work WWF UK is supporting and liaise with THS Drivers team. * Act as focal point for the Trade Hub and WWF UK's engagement with the Forest, Agriculture Commodity Trade (FACT) dialogues. Events The Consultant will be expected to travel on the following occasions to enhance and deliver their work: * Trade Hub meeting 12-16 September 2022 * Trade Hub meeting 2023 date TBC * COP27 7-18 November 2022 * Field visits to Brazil, China, Indonesia, Malaysia 2023 & 2024 (2-3 per year) (dates TBC) * Bi-annual meetings to be held in the UK at WWF-UK LPC Requirements * Deep knowledge and experience of working across Soy & Beef and/or Palm Oil. * Understanding of global commodity trade and opportunities to influence and advocate for sustainable change. * Existing network and relationships to support the wider progress of this work * Understanding of academic and scientific research, and how best to utilise it to different stakeholders. Budget: PS80,000-PS99,000 inc VAT for 2 years. This is to include all work carried out and expenses. For information regarding the tender process: Senior Programme Advisor for Asia, John Dodswoth - Jdodsworth@wwf.org.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe455c6a-97ef-4bda-a798-b0ac586295ba |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 11 Sep 2022 - 12 Sep 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £99,000 |
| 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 | 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

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 71351611 - Climatology services
- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
- 77230000 - Services incidental to forestry

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2022 at 13:30 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe455c6a-97ef-4bda-a798-b0ac586295ba
- 10 Aug 2022 at 08:41 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe455c6a-97ef-4bda-a798-b0ac586295ba
- 27 Jul 2022 at 09:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe455c6a-97ef-4bda-a798-b0ac586295ba

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe455c6a-97ef-4bda-a798-b0ac586295ba
  10th August 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/78e601b3-ba82-400f-b7b6-cade9f335d60
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/124d48e8-5cb6-4c3d-b1f6-56a09caa9de8
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f79f906a-6b34-4924-9610-78a6d4a7e9bf
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1aba8cb1-0dc7-4e4a-ab0e-64c71daffcbc
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f844858d-115c-4503-a2ba-ff93029afc10

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