--- title: "North East Wales National Park Project: Evaluation and Candidate Areas" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042e54" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-042e54" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042e54.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042e54.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NATURAL RESOURCES WALES" published: "2024-01-18" --- # North East Wales National Park Project: Evaluation and Candidate Areas Buyer: NATURAL RESOURCES WALES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042e54 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-042e54) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042e54.json) ## Summary The North East Wales National Park Project: Evaluation and Candidate Areas tender is a planned procurement process led by Natural Resources Wales. The procurement aims to secure consultancy services to identify Evaluation and Candidate Areas for a potential new national park in North East Wales. The project falls under the environmental issues consultancy services category and has a total contract value of £60,000 GBP. The tender consists of three stages with a fixed-term contract of approximately three years starting in April 2024, with Stage 1 lasting 4 months, Stage 2 for 6 months, and Stage 3 for 1 year from April 2026. The future notice date is set for February 19, 2024. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses skilled in environmental management and services to compete for the consultancy services contract. Companies with expertise in assessing land for designation, natural beauty factors, outdoor recreation criteria, and boundary setting are well-suited for this tender. The procurement process involves public consultation, technical support, and potentially a public inquiry for the proposed national park. Interested businesses can contact Naomi Hammond at Natural Resources Wales to register initial interest in this opportunity. ## Notice Provision of consultancy services for the identification of Evaluation and Candidate Areas for an Area of Search for a potential new national park in NE Wales. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is looking to appoint a suitably skilled and experienced consultant to: Stage 1 i) Detailed evaluation of Natural Beauty and Recreation - Identify Evaluation Areas as sub-divisions of the Area of Search to provide a more manageable scale for evaluation of the area in question. - Evaluate each Evaluation Area for natural beauty in accordance with NRW's procedural guidance on assessing land for designation and the natural beauty factors and criteria set out in the guidance. - Evaluate each Evaluation Area as to whether it affords sufficient opportunities for outdoor recreation according to the criteria set out in the procedural guidance. - Identify areas that appear likely to be able to meet the natural beauty and outdoor recreation criteria, termed Candidate Areas. ii) Desirability to designate - Contribute to judgement as to whether it is especially desirable to designate - for the National Park purposes to apply to the area. iii) Draft designation boundary - Define a boundary for the whole area in detail in accordance with explicit boundary-setting considerations. Stage 2 iv) Public consultation support and report - Provide technical support to the public consultation on the proposed area for a potential National Park. - Provide technical consultation report and recommend any changes to the Draft boundary. Stage 3 v) Public inquiry support - Provide technical support to any potential public inquiry on a proposed National Park. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is intending to award a fixed term, three stage contract of approximately three years in total, commencing in April 2024. Stage 1 will be for a period of 4 months from April 2024. Stage 2 for a period of 6 months from September 2024 and Stage 3 for a period of 1 year from April 2026. Please note that Stage 2 and 3 are not guaranteed and are approximate and subject to timescale changes. To register your initial interest in this opportunity please email naomi.hammond@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk Please note this PIN is not a call for competition ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001838-2024 | | 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 | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 19 Feb 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £60,000 | | 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 | NATURAL RESOURCES WALES | | Locality | CARDIFF | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF24 0TP | | 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 | Plasnewydd | | Westminster constituency | Cardiff East | | Delivery location | TLL Wales | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90700000 - Environmental services - 90710000 - Environmental management - 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services ## Release History - 18 Jan 2024 at 16:57 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001838-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=138168 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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