--- title: "Nature for Climate Fund Monitoring and Evaluation Scientific Indicators" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038319" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-038319" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038319.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038319.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEFRA AND ALBS" published: "2023-01-25" --- # Nature for Climate Fund Monitoring and Evaluation Scientific Indicators Buyer: DEFRA AND ALBS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038319 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-038319) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038319.json) ## Summary The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) and its associated public sector bodies are seeking proposals for the Nature for Climate Fund Monitoring and Evaluation Scientific Indicators project. This procurement falls under the services category and focuses on developing indicators related to biodiversity, water quality, carbon sequestration, and air quality. A market engagement event was held on Tuesday 10th January 2023 in York to facilitate discussions and provide feedback on the opportunity. The tender aims to attract organisations with scientific expertise experienced in indicator development. This tender offers business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in environmental indicators analysis. Companies with a background in scientific research and indicator development are well-suited to compete for this tender. The project presents prospects for organisations capable of providing innovative solutions in areas such as biodiversity measurement, water quality improvement, carbon sequestration models, and air quality analysis. Procurement stages include planning and tender, with key dates and deadlines communicated throughout the process. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs aims to engage single organisations or consortiums to deliver on multiple indicator-focused lots within the programme evaluation framework. ## Notice We invite single organisations or a consortium of organisations to provide proposals across several lots to develop indicators for the Programme evaluation. In broad terms, our requirement is focussed on organisations with scientific expertise and experience of indicator development. Several key outcomes were highlighted as areas for indicator development in May 2022, these include: Biodiversity Water quality Carbon sequestration Air quality ### Lot Information Biodiversity the requirement is to measure biodiversity in existing and new woodland and provide a projection of how it may change over time based on the interventions of planting and protecting trees in and outside of woodland. Water quality improving water quality is a key objective and area of interest. Indicators measuring water quality are absent and it will be beneficial to understand the number of hectares planted by NCF in areas of England with lowest water quality and the change in water quality as a result. Carbon sequestration it will be important to measure carbon sequestration e.g. a model) versus more complex site-specific sequestration measurement (across different areas, soil types, rock types, tree age, and tree types). Air quality the requirement is to model the level of pollutant removal which NCF planting will deliver for six priority air pollutants: PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NH3, NO2, O3. The actual pollutant removal NCF trees programme will achieve is location and species dependent and cannot be currently accurately quantified. The existing indicator is crudely modelled. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002316-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 Nov 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEFRA AND ALBS | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 71313430 - Environmental indicators analysis for construction - 90711300 - Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction ## Release History - 25 Jan 2023 at 14:56 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002316-2023 - 22 Dec 2022 at 09:57 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036315-2022 - 18 Nov 2022 at 06:52 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032700-2022 - 10 Nov 2022 at 14:38 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031856-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a89059e4-8a5d-4396-bfae-0174289a6e80 - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/about/procurement ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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