---
title: "Projects for Nature"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051146"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS"
published: "2025-07-17"
---

# Projects for Nature

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051146

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## Summary

The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), located at Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, initiated the "Projects for Nature" procurement process with a focus on market research services. This project aims to connect corporate donations to government-screened nature recovery projects, enhancing alignment with national environmental priorities. Conducted through an open procurement method, the contract period spans from 30 July 2025 to 29 July 2026, with an option to extend for an additional year. The procurement stage has reached completion, and the award notice was published on 17 July 2025. The initiative, while initially piloted from December 2024 to May 2025, has already forged relationships and driven additional investments through nature markets.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities for companies specialising in market research services and those capable of fostering corporate and environmental partnerships. Businesses with a focus on sustainability and those interested in supporting environmental initiatives will find this project highly relevant. Large-scale operations like Spacehive, which won the recent contract award, are particularly suited to compete, though the initial tender also encouraged participation from SMEs and VCSEs. With the main procurement category being services, this initiative underscores the growing collaboration between corporate sectors and government bodies to bolster environmental efforts, presenting substantial opportunities for companies aiming to demonstrate commitment to sustainability.

## Notice

Projects for Nature (P4N) is an initiative that aims to connect corporate donations to nature recovery projects screened by government, ensuring alignment with these national environmental priorities. The initiative has been in pilot from December 2024 - May 2025, raising money from multiple corporate donors and engaging over 50 businesses. More than this, P4N has enabled these corporates to demonstrate action within their nature reporting (e.g. TNFD and SBTN) and established strong relationships between businesses and nature projects that have catalysed further investment, e.g. through nature markets.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The Buyer may extend the Contract once for a period of up to 12 Months by giving not less than 10 Working Days' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period.

Renewal: The Buyer may extend the Contract once for a period of up to 12 Months by giving not less than 10 Working Days' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040954-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Jun 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 29 Jul 2025 - 29 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SPACEHIVE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79310000 - Market research services

## Release History

- 17 Jul 2025 at 12:58 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040954-2025
- 29 May 2025 at 08:43 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028327-2025
- 12 May 2025 at 15:12 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020600-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040954-2025
  17th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028327-2025
  29th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020600-2025
  12th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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