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title: "Agriculture, Land-use, Climate and Nature Evidence Programme"
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# Agriculture, Land-use, Climate and Nature Evidence Programme

Buyer: WELSH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0376f9

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## Summary

The Welsh Government has awarded a contract for the Agriculture, Land-use, Climate and Nature Evidence Programme. The procurement was completed under an open procedure, with a contract value of GBP 15,000,000. The programme aims to provide ongoing support in areas such as monitoring, modelling, and evidence provision.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses, especially those experienced in environmental monitoring and data analysis services. Suitable companies should have expertise in agriculture, land-use, climate, and nature-related fields. The contract, awarded to the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, seeks to deliver evidence to support policy initiatives for the Welsh Government and Natural Resources Wales.

## Notice

The Welsh Government wishes to commission an evidence programme to provide ongoing support to policy and operational teams within Welsh Government and Natural Resources Wales (NRW). The programme will broadly cover the interrelated areas of agriculture, land-use, climate and nature. The successful bidder, most likely a consortium, will provide ongoing evidence, including that of a business-critical nature, through three interrelated work packages: - Monitoring - undertake a National Field Survey (NFS) https://erammp.wales/en/nfs - Modelling - provide ongoing integrated land-use modelling using the Integrated Modelling Platform (IMP) https://erammp.wales/en/imp - Evidence - deliver ongoing analytical support

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Welsh Government wishes to commission an evidence programme to provide ongoing support to policy and operational teams within Welsh Government and Natural Resources Wales (NRW). This programme will broadly cover the interrelated areas of agriculture, land-use, climate and nature. The successful bidder, most likely consortium, will provide ongoing evidence, including that of a business-critical nature, through three interrelated work packages: - Monitoring - undertake a National Field Survey (NFS) - Modelling - provide ongoing integrated land-use modelling using the Integrated Modelling Platform (IMP) - Evidence - deliver ongoing analytical support The Welsh Government expects the programme to: - Undertake a National Field Survey (NFS) enabling the monitoring and evaluation of policies in the areas of agriculture, land-use, climate and nature, including, but not exclusively, Glastir; transition schemes; the Sustainable Farming Schemes; the Nature Network Programme. - Undertake appropriate analytics of NFS data and other sources to satisfy reporting requirements in the areas of agriculture, land-use, climate and nature, including, but not exclusively, National Trends; Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 indicators; the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 State of Natural Resources Reporting (SoNaRR); Rural Development Plan replacement reporting; other emerging international and domestic reporting requirements. - Be adaptive and responsive in delivering evidence needs to support policy across the areas of agriculture, land-use, climate and nature, including, but not exclusively, ongoing modelling capability using the Integrated Modelling Platform and other modelling tools; undertake tactical analysis and evidence reviews and provide direct expert scientific support. To deliver this it is required that the lead supplier will bring together a wide range of skills, expertise, and organisations; will be adaptive and responsive; will identify and embrace new technology; will maximise the opportunities for using and sharing the data collected; will seek to deliver maximum community benefits and aspire to deliver an exemplar evidence programme. Additional information: The budget for the 2 year initial contract term is between GBP 2,600,000.00 - 3,000,000.00. The potential total contract budget for the max. 8 years of the optional extension periods is between GBP 10,400,000.00 - 12,000,000.00. The budget stated in II.1.7 is the max. budget for up to 10 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029431-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Sep 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 | £15,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WELSH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 3NQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90711300 - Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction
- 90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction
- 90714000 - Environmental auditing
- 90714100 - Environmental information systems

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2022 at 10:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029431-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://erammp.wales/en/imp
- https://erammp.wales/en/nfs
- https://gov.wales/?lang=en
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:121876-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007

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