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title: "Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0396ae"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NATURAL ENGLAND (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)"
published: "2023-10-04"
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# Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework

Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0396ae

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## Summary

The buying organisation, Natural England through the Defra Network eTendering Portal, has completed the procurement process for the "Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework" covering services in the environmental management sector. The tender involved the development of a new advice framework contract to replace an existing one. The procurement stage was a cancelled open procedure with a contract value of 1 GBP and involved multiple active suppliers.

This tender process presents opportunities for businesses involved in environmental consultancy, technical training, and advisory services to engage in providing specialised expertise in environmental management. Businesses that can offer technical consultancy services in areas like water quality, air quality, and soil sampling may find this tender conducive for growth and collaboration with governmental bodies like Defra and Natural England.

## Notice

Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Defra have commissioned Natural England to develop a new advice Framework contract to replace the existing Farm and Land Management (FaLMA) Framework which ends June 2023. The requirement is for the provision of Technical Consultancy to advise Defra Network, Agencies and Bodies in a selection of very specific requirements, e.g. Water Quality and Protection, Air Quality, Soil and Slurry sampling, etc. 
This new Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework (ETAFF) will facilitate the procurement of land management advice, supporting a range of themes through Exchequer and other funds. This is to be developed as a single flexible framework contract (circa 2023 to 2027) and is to be outsourced. The ETAFF is designed to be a NIL value contract and will include a wide range of Suppliers who will be able to provide the range of services required, covering the whole of England at a Lot level basis to meet agreed geographical requirements and objectives. The Framework scope is designed to be broad to facilitate the delivery of advisory products and support (via technical advice, facilitation and training provision) across a wide range of subjects to Land Managers thereby Improving the level of skills to allow all land managers and associated individuals to deploy measures to improve sustainability and efficiency whilst ensuring compliance with UK regulations designed to protect water & soil, improve air quality, protect animal and plant health etc.

Options: 2 x 12 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029306-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | £1 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATURAL ENGLAND (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL) |
| Additional buyers | 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 | 12 |
| Supplier names | CERES RURAL; CHRIS SEABRIDGE AND ASSOCIATES; FARMING AND WILDLIFE ADVISORY GROUP SOUTH WEST; FWAG EAST CONSULTANCY; MATT HAGUE AGRI-BUSINESS; NIAB; PROMAR INTERNATIONAL; RICARDO-AEA; RSK ADAS; SAC COMMERCIAL; THE RIVERS TRUST; WEST DEVON BUSINESS INFORMATION POINT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90710000 - Environmental management

## Release History

- 4 Oct 2023 at 15:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029306-2023
- 28 Feb 2023 at 14:50 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005873-2023
- 11 Jan 2023 at 15:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000856-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.adas.co.uk
- http://www.businessinfopoint.co.uk
- http://www.fwagsw.org.uk
- http://www.matthagueagribusiness.com
- https://atamis-9529.lightning.force.com/lightning/page/home
- https://ceresrural.co.uk/
- https://chrisseabridge.co.uk/
- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://theriverstrust.org/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
- https://www.niab.com/
- https://www.sruc.ac.uk/business-services/sac-consulting/

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