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title: "Design and delivery of a monitoring and evaluation programme for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03743e"
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# Design and delivery of a monitoring and evaluation programme for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03743e

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## Summary

The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has awarded a contract for the "Design and delivery of a monitoring and evaluation programme for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)". This service falls under the research services category and is part of the services procurement category. The contract was awarded under the Defra Research, Development and Evidence Framework Agreement. The contract, valued at £666,212.50 GBP, was signed on October 7, 2022, after following the limited procurement method using an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for companies specialising in research services, particularly those with experience in monitoring and evaluation programmes related to biodiversity conservation. Businesses interested in providing high-quality, actionable evidence for biodiversity net gain initiatives in England can compete for this contract. The tender process has already reached the award stage, with Collingwood Environmental Planning being the active supplier for this contract.

## Notice

The purpose of this contract is to design and deliver an actionable programme of monitoring and evaluation activity for mandatory BNG in England. This programme of work must provide high-quality, robust and reliable evaluation evidence to help Defra, Natural England and all other BNG stakeholders to understand the extent to which BNG is implemented as intended (process evaluation), achieving its intended outcomes (impact evaluation), and proving a cost-effective means of delivering biodiversity gain (value for money evaluation).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this contract is to design and deliver an actionable programme of monitoring and evaluation activity for mandatory BNG in England. This programme of work must provide high-quality, robust and reliable evaluation evidence to help Defra, Natural England and all other BNG stakeholders to understand the extent to which BNG is implemented as intended (process evaluation), achieving its intended outcomes (impact evaluation), and proving a cost-effective means of delivering biodiversity gain (value for money evaluation).

### Procurement Information

This contract was awarded under the Defra Research, Development and Evidence Framework Agreement (Lot 4).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028359-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £666,212 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COLLINGWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 10 Oct 2022 at 08:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028359-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

## Provenance

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