Published date: 20 July 2017

This notice was replaced on 12 October 2017

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Awarded contract (published 12 October 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 03000000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_149759/599891

Published date

20 July 2017

Closing date

16 August 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

1 March 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Initiated by Natural England in 2009, the Upland Ecosystem Service Pilot Projects aim to demonstrate how the ecosystem approach can be applied in a place. The ecosystem approach is defined by the Convention on Biological Diversity as "a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way" and is an integral part of Natural England's Conservation Strategy. The three pilots were established in the South Pennines, South West Uplands and Bassenthwaite Catchment, in the Lake District. The Bassenthwaite pilot is being evaluated internally by Natural England. This project relates to the evaluation of the two pilots in the South Pennines and South West. It also includes a synthesis of the findings of all three pilots into one evaluation report, incorporating the in-house evaluation of Bassenthwaite.

The aim of the evaluation is to assess how effective the Ecosystem Services Pilot Projects have been in achieving the original aims of:

• Providing practical examples demonstrating how the ecosystem approach can be applied on the ground.
• Using an ecosystem approach to define land and water management based upon consultation with stakeholders and their perceptions of the best options.
• Demonstrating that investment in the natural environment can result in multiple benefits (carbon, water, food, biodiversity, recreational and landscape benefits).
• Working in partnership to deliver a range of ecosystem services in a cost effective way and link these services to the beneficiaries.

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About the buyer

Address

Natural England,
Peterborough,
PE1 1NG
England

Email

Supplier.enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk