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title: "OEP130-01 Place-based delivery of nature recovery benefits"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07862f"
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# OEP130-01 Place-based delivery of nature recovery benefits

Buyer: Office for Environmental Protection  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07862f

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## Summary

The Office for Environmental Protection commissioned external research support for the first phase of a project on whether nature recovery policies and programmes deliver environmental outcomes while maximising benefits for people and places. The work covers a review of existing evidence and policy, collation and assessment of relevant data, mapping areas of unmet need, and screening-level identification of opportunities, barriers and trade-offs. Its findings are intended to inform whether, and what, to pursue in a later phase of more detailed analysis. The service is environmental management research, with delivery across the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Novascape following below-threshold limited competition. The Office for Environmental Protection signed the contract on 7 October 2026, the award date. The active contract runs from 7 October 2026 to 31 March 2027 and is valued at £54,500 including VAT. There was one lot, covering Phase 1 of the research project. The published procurement information describes the research scope but does not set out an evaluation basis or supplier eligibility criteria.

This award shows demand from the Office for Environmental Protection for focused, place-based research into nature recovery and its wider benefits. Suppliers competing for similar work should be able to review evidence and policy, locate and assess relevant datasets, map unmet need, and make an initial assessment of opportunities, barriers and trade-offs. Credible delivery also requires the ability to connect environmental outcomes with effects on people and places, including health, wellbeing, access to nature and climate resilience, and to consider whether benefits reach communities most in need. The work is a defined first-stage research assignment rather than detailed implementation or full analysis, so a supplier should be equipped to synthesise evidence and provide a sound basis for decisions on further investigation.

## Notice

The OEP requires external research support to undertake the first phase of a project examining whether nature recovery policies and programmes are beingdelivered in ways that maximise benefits for people and places, while achieving environmental outcomes. This work will support the OEP's scrutiny of whethernature recovery is delivering wider benefits for people, such as improved health, wellbeing, access to nature and climate resilience. It will also examinewhether those benefits are reaching the communities and places that need them most. This contract will be for Phase 1 only and the commissioned work will include a review of existing evidence and policy, collation and assessment of relevant data, mapping areas of unmet need and screening-level identification of opportunities, barriers and trade-offs. This will form the basis for deciding if and what to pursue in a subsequent phase of more detailed analysis.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096365-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 7 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £54,500 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Office for Environmental Protection |
| Locality | WORCESTER |
| Postcode area | Worcester |
| Postcode | WR5 2QT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |
| Local authority | Worcester |
| Electoral ward | Nunnery |
| Westminster constituency | Worcester |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Novascape Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90710000 - Environmental management

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 09:31 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096365-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096365-2026
  13th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.theoep.org.uk

## Provenance

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