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title: "DgC Environmental Goods & Services Category TPP Comms to Market PIN"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e6da"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)"
published: "2025-02-21"
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# DgC Environmental Goods & Services Category TPP Comms to Market PIN

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e6da

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is planning a procurement process titled "DgC Environmental Goods & Services Category TPP Comms to Market PIN," focusing on research services within the Environmental Goods & Services Category. This initiative is under the new Procurement Act 2023, which takes effect on 24 February 2025. The location for this procurement is the UK, and the main procurement category is services. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase with the communication of this process set to start from 24 February 2025.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in environmental research and development. Companies specialising in social, economic research services, or related consultancy services can particularly benefit from this tender. The new Procurement Act aims to simplify the bidding process, open public procurement to new entrants, and improve transparency, thereby offering growth potential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Businesses already operating within Defra’s framework or those planning to enter the market should prepare by understanding and adapting to the new procurement regulations.

## Notice

DgC Environmental Goods and Services Category TPP comms to market PIN. Communication only

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) relates to Environmental Research & Development Suppliers that sit within our Environmental Goods & Services Category within Defra group Commercial (DgC). The intention is to share some updates regarding the application of the new Procurement Act in this area. Other such notices may be published by other category teams within Defra, and if your business operates across multiple categories, you should review all relevant notices for updates. 

The Procurement Act 2023 is new legislation that will change the way the public sector buys goods and services. It aims to:
* create a simpler and more flexible commercial system
* open up public procurement to new entrants
* take tougher action on underperforming suppliers
* embed transparency throughout the commercial lifecycle

The changes are expected to start on 24 February 2025. 

The existing legislation will apply until 24 February 2025. After 24 February 2025, it will only apply to procurements and contracts that started before this date, i.e. if the Invitation to Tender (ITT) was published, a voluntary transparency notice was published, or a pricing request was issued.

The new features for suppliers include:
* a central digital platform
* a simplified bidding process
* more flexible commercial frameworks
* a new duty on contracting authorities to consider barriers facing SMEs and VCSEs
* a stronger exclusions framework

What will stay the same

If you are an existing or potential supplier to Defra and have live contracts, are a member of an existing framework, or are planning to bid for a procurement that has or will start prior to the new regime commencing, that arrangement will continue to be subject to the existing Public Contracting Regulations until the contract ends. The same principle applies to any contracts that are subject to any other associated procurement regulations, such as The Utilities Contracts Regulations.

What you need to do

If you are a supplier, you should:
* read the government guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/transforming-public-procurement 
* sign up for regular TPP updates: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMgwpZ1kwubGUpKMLwu0ZpHS8zdWmXKgaHUJKRl-SwqQT95w/viewform
* read the government TPP Knowledge Drops: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-official-transforming-public-procurement-knowledge-drops 

We recommend that you familiarise yourself with the new Central Digital Platform using these guidance videos:
* An overview of the central digital platform, an enhanced Find a Tender service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSfxoZoV3yI
* How to register an organisation and the first administrator in 3 easy steps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnjCa4swtjA
* Detailed walkthrough: How an administrator completes and updates supplier info https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ZdbMGRqeQ
* The central digital platform, an enhanced Find a Tender service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSfxoZoV3yI

If you have a question about the new procurement act, contact the Transforming Public Procurement helpdesk at: procurement.reform@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.

Further information

As above, use of our current frameworks that were implemented prior to the new regulations will not be affected as they were let under the current regulations. 
We will ensure that we are very clear on upcoming procurements about which regulations will be used to avoid any confusion. This includes the anticipated re-procurement of our key Research, Development & Evidence (RDE) framework that we initially communicated under the following Prior Information Notice (PIN) (Research, Development and Evidence (RDE) Framework Renewal - Find a Tender . A new Preliminary Market engagement notice will be shortly implemented under the new regulations. All suppliers who expressed an interest under PIN Research, Development and Evidence (RDE) Framework Renewal - Find a Tender will be contacted with the link to the new Preliminary Market engagement notice when this has been published.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006836-2025 |
| 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 | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 24 Feb 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| 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

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
- 79311400 - Economic research services
- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 21 Feb 2025 at 14:35 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006836-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMgwpZ1kwubGUpKMLwu0ZpHS8zdWmXKgaHUJKRl-SwqQT95w/viewform
- https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/transforming-public-procurement
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-official-transforming-public-procurement-knowledge-drops
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSfxoZoV3yI
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ZdbMGRqeQ
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnjCa4swtjA

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