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title: "AESME Framework Lot 9: Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund Monitoring"
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# AESME Framework Lot 9: Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund Monitoring

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ef2540e9-553d-4a89-b953-d72aee792820

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## Summary

The procurement process is for the "AESME Framework Lot 9: Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund Monitoring" project under the management of the Defra Network eTendering Portal. This contract, classified under the environmental services category, is located in the United Kingdom. The procurement method is a selective tendering process through a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender was completed on 22nd February 2019, with the contract period running until 30th September 2019.

This tender presents opportunities for growth primarily for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community sector enterprises (VCSEs) that can provide environmental services and data analysis. Businesses specialising in cooperative environmental projects, data collation, and monitoring within agri-environment initiatives will find this tender particularly suitable. The contract aims to foster collaborative efforts aimed at achieving environmental improvements, allowing businesses with expertise in facilitation and evaluation to emerge as strong competitors.

## Notice

The Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund (CSFF) provides funding for individuals or organisations (e.g. a farmer or NGO/Private Company) to bring farmers, foresters and other land managers together to work cooperatively for environmental improvements at the landscape scale, within a defined area. This is an integrated cooperative approach that can cover land under existing Agri-environment and forestry/woodland agreements, common land and land not currently covered by a scheme. It builds on the principles of partnership working to deliver environmental benefits, as demonstrated by various initiatives, including farm clusters and the farmer-led Nature Improvement Area. 1) To review and test the proposed monitoring and evaluation framework and indicators developed in the draft CSFF Monitoring and Evaluation Phase 1 report. 2) To carry out a data collation exercise of all facilitation fund data, to include FF plans, applications, CS priorities, annual and quarterly reports and CS and Agri-Environment scheme agreements and options. 3) To apply the finalised monitoring and evaluation framework to carry out an analysis across of all 98 groups in receipt of CSFF funding, and the CS and Agri-environment scheme applications and agreements resulting from those groups. 4) To carry out a more detailed evaluation and analysis including spatial analysis and mapping on a selection of 26 groups as case studies. The case study selection will be agreed with NE to cover themes such as resource protection. The evaluation will also include an online survey to gather additional social and economic data. 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/9b4c3dc5-8fcb-4ee7-b8aa-1ea327ff9de6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Mar 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Jan 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Feb 2019 |
| Contract period | 4 Mar 2019 - 30 Sep 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £79,975 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £79,975 |
| 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 | PETERBOROUGH |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE1 1NG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough |
| Local authority | Peterborough |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Peterborough |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FERA SCIENCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 21 Mar 2019 at 11:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9b4c3dc5-8fcb-4ee7-b8aa-1ea327ff9de6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9b4c3dc5-8fcb-4ee7-b8aa-1ea327ff9de6
  21st March 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dcfd97da-fbd6-4560-8520-7d8dad54a0a6
  n/a

## Notice URLs

- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

## Provenance

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