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title: "Included Outside Publication Faith in Nature"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078a33"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "Natural England"
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# Included Outside Publication Faith in Nature

Buyer: Natural England  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a33

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## Summary

Natural England is seeking a supplier to produce an evidence briefing on how faith groups engage with nature and nature recovery. The work should identify barriers to participation and access to green and blue spaces, and examine enablers and interventions that have been developed and tested: what works, where and why, and for which faith groups. It will fill an evidence gap in Natural England’s Included Outside series, which covers other groups facing barriers to nature connection. The service is classified as testing and evaluation (CPV 73430000). Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The subject spans diverse faiths and lived experiences, with a focus on inequalities in access to nature and opportunities to contribute to nature recovery.

Natural England invited quotations through a below-threshold open competition. The process reached tender, with offers requested against the buyer’s requirements. The enquiry deadline was 1 November 2026 at 17:00, and the submission deadline was 3 November 2026 at 17:00. The contract period runs from 15 November 2026 to 5 March 2027. The estimated value is £20,000 excluding VAT and £25,000 including VAT. The procurement is a single lot. Evaluation criteria are set out in the Request for Quotation. The tender states that quotations must be submitted by email, while its structured submission terms say electronic submission is not allowed; suppliers should follow the RFQ’s submission instructions and seek clarification if needed.

This opportunity suits research, evaluation or evidence-synthesis suppliers able to produce a clear, useful briefing on nature engagement across diverse faith groups. Relevant capability includes investigating barriers to participation and access to green and blue spaces, identifying interventions and enablers, and assessing what has been tested and why it works in different contexts. Suppliers with experience of faith communities, nature connection, nature recovery, inclusion or comparable evidence briefings will be well placed to address the subject. The work is explicitly marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, making it relevant to specialist and mission-led organisations as well as established research providers. The buyer directs bidders to the Request for Quotation for the detailed requirements and evaluation criteria; the service is a focused, single-lot assignment.】【。}ેડ}

## Notice

Individuals and communities from different Faiths are known to benefit from nature's health and wellbeing offers; they are known to enjoy and show great passion for the natural world. Yet they are also at risk of reduced opportunities for nature connection and involvement in nature recovery. Additionally, they can be under-represented in nature spaces, experiencing inequity of access to green and blue spaces. We have identified a gap where there is currently no evidence brief, report or academic paper which details (i) barriers to nature engagement for Faith groups (ii) enablers and examples of interventions that have been developed and tested, detailing what works where and why, and for which Faith groups. Evidence briefings for other (sometimes intersecting) population groups known to face barriers to nature (people with disabilities, those on lower incomes, older people and ethnic minorities) have been produced and published by Natural England in the well-received Included Outside series of evidence briefings. Insight into barriers within different faith groups is currently missing from this set of evidence, and we anticipate there are likely to be different barriers and enablers for different Faiths and lived experience groups within this diverse population.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098733-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Nov 2026 - 5 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000 |
| Lots value | £20,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Natural England |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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

### Codes

- 73430000 - Test and evaluation

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 07:56 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098733-2026
- 17 Oct 2026 at 12:59 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098229-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098733-2026
  20th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098229-2026
  17th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24282
  RFQ
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24283
  Order Form
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24284
  Commercial response template

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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