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title: "Understanding Nature-based Activity Providers' Participation in GSP"
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# Understanding Nature-based Activity Providers' Participation in GSP

Buyer: DEFRA  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e53c3ba2-1b9d-423f-bdbf-2c8e598ff359

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has initiated a tender titled "Understanding Nature-based Activity Providers' Participation in GSP". The procurement process aims to commission research to enhance understanding of nature-based activity providers' involvement in green social prescribing. This project, falling under the research and development consultancy services category, focuses on barriers and enablers for success in green social prescribing initiatives. The tender, valued at £100,000 GBP, is currently at the active stage, with a deadline for tender submissions set for 18th April 2024, and a contract period starting from 8th May 2024 to 31st March 2025.

This tender by Defra provides an opportunity for businesses interested in research and development consultancy services, particularly those focused on nature-based activities and green social prescribing. Small and medium-sized enterprises as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises are encouraged to participate. Companies operating in British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, and the United Kingdom who have expertise in this field are well-suited to compete in this open procedure tender, which offers unrestricted access to procurement documents and aims to support cross-government policies related to green social prescribing initiatives.

## Notice

Defra intends to commission research to improve understanding of nature-based activity providers' participation in green social prescribing, including barriers and enablers for success, to support cross-government policy to roll out and scale up this intervention. The project will explore current challenges and solutions and identify examples of good practice including in relation to link workers and other referral pathways; providers' capacity, skills and training requirements; access to appropriate green spaces; funding and wider sustainability; and data collection processes and information flows. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal. The aim of this contract to undertake research to improve understanding of nature-based activity providers' participation in green social prescribing (GSP), including barriers and enablers for success, to support cross-government policy to roll out and scale up these interventions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c74c38b6-36ad-4fcd-8079-32a278594b0e |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Apr 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 7 May 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| 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 | DEFRA |
| Locality | YORK |
| Post town | York |
| Postcode | YO1 7PX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE21 York |
| Local authority | York |
| Electoral ward | Guildhall |
| Westminster constituency | York Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 18 Mar 2024 at 12:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c74c38b6-36ad-4fcd-8079-32a278594b0e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c74c38b6-36ad-4fcd-8079-32a278594b0e
  18th March 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

## Provenance

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