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title: "Review of Social Value of Timber"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-116827"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WELSH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2022-03-04"
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# Review of Social Value of Timber

Buyer: WELSH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-116827

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## Summary

The Welsh Government is currently conducting a procurement process for a tender titled "Review of Social Value of Timber," focusing on research and consultation services within the industry category of social and economic research. This initiative aims to analyse the benefits, costs, and risks associated with public sector woodland asset transfers, with an emphasis on creating a framework for these assessments. The project has recently concluded the award stage, with the contract signed on 3rd March 2022 and awarded to the supplier Steer, amounting to £39,708. The tender was initially publicised with an end date for bids on 20th January 2022.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research, consultancy, and social impact assessment, particularly those with experience in environmental studies or community engagement projects. Firms that are well-suited to compete include consortia that can bring together expertise in social research, economic analysis, and public policy, enabling them to support the Welsh Government’s objectives of maximising social and environmental benefits through their procurement processes.

## Notice

The Welsh Government are interested in understanding the available evidence around analysing and quantifying the benefits, costs and risks of public sector woodland asset transfers to third-parties, including community groups, and the robustness of information used to assess relevant aspects of social/public value This work aims to inform recommendations for a framework to assess these benefits, costs and risks for use by National Resources Wales. The work is anticipated to involve a comprehensive review of existing evidence, supplemented by interviews with community groups.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=116827 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £39,708 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WELSH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 3NQ |
| 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 | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## 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
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 79310000 - Market research services
- 79315000 - Social research services

## Release History

- 4 Mar 2022 at 12:57 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=116827
- 16 Dec 2021 at 15:34 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=116827

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=xxxxx(WA
- http://www.steergroup.com
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk-
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=xxxx(WA

## Provenance

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