Published date: 5 December 2018

Last edited date: 5 December 2018

This notice was replaced on 2 May 2019

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Awarded contract (published 2 May 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

  • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

    • Economic research services - 79311400

    • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_179118/728481

Published date

5 December 2018

Closing date

25 January 2019

Contract start date

30 March 2019

Contract end date

31 December 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The new ELM system will be the cornerstone of our agricultural and environmental policies in England. The system will help the Government to deliver its manifesto commitment to be the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than it inherited, as set out in the recently published 25 Year Environment Plan.

Farming and forestry cover 80% of land in the UK. Farmers and foresters are therefore crucial to achieving the goals set out in the recently published 25 Year Environment Plan (see Annex supporting documents). It is currently envisaged that all land managers who can deliver environmental benefits will be able to participate in ELM. The new ELM system will help to preserve the investment in our countryside that has already been made and delivered by farmers and foresters involved in past agri-environment schemes, and to enhance this further. The new system will pay land managers for delivering environmentally beneficial outcomes; it will provide support for farmers, foresters and other land managers as we move towards a more effective application of the 'polluter pays' principle.

The objective of this work is to identify and explore the most suitable options for a payment methodology to be used for England's new Environmental Land Management (ELM) system, to be launched in January 2024.

The payment methodology and rates will be applied to a National Pilot, which is to launch in 2021. The Pilot will allow the Government to review and refine the methodology ahead of the launch of the ELM system in 2024.

The payment methodology will be the framework for setting payments for land managers, and specifically refers to the methodology for calculating the payment rates offered for environmental outcomes achieved by land managers.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

ELM Payments Methodology Supplier Day

  • Early engagement
  • Published 25 September 2018

Links

Additional text

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About the buyer

Address

DEFRA,
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

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Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk