Published date: 3 August 2023

Last edited date: 24 August 2023

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Awarded contract (published 16 February 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£10,000 to £30,000

Procurement reference

C&N 2023 102 SPOLP

Published date

3 August 2023

Closing date

1 September 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

11 September 2023

Contract end date

29 February 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Children and Nature Programme (2019-2022) was established in response to the Governments 25 Year Environment plan, in recognition of the role that nature can play for children and young people's health, however the Programme, along with other research, highlighted the variability in access to high quality support, and identified several challenges as being significant limiting factors in the ambition to make time in nature part of every child's school day.

The purpose of this work is to scope options and suggest an approach for the creation of a framework of support which enables more schools to embed access to nature in their day-to-day teaching practice, based on their own priorities, providing signposting and quality control, whilst also considering any specific targeting needs and issues around access to opportunities. The work should also consider the role the environment sector, and Natural England specifically, could take in supporting this framework.

The project will consider existing resources and tools which support teachers to deliver time in nature and use this review to provide an overview of what 'good' provision (resources, training, or service providers) should offer and the desirable attributes they should demonstrate.

The outcome of this project should be a clear, costed set of recommendations which can be pursued by NE, which provide more teachers and schools with a framework through which to identify, judge and secure the support necessary for them to increase the amount of time spent outside in their school - empowering them to make informed decisions about how they identify the support they need, and source it effectively and efficiently.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

To apply please respond to the attached Invitation to Quote and associated documents. Email your response to susan.lenaghan@naturalengland.org.uk. Tenders to be received no later than 17:00 on 1st September. Any queries about the tendering process please contact susan.lenaghan@naturalengland.org.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Susan Lenaghan

Address

Quay House
East Station Road
Peterborough
PE2 8YY
United Kingdom

Telephone

07584883579

Email

susan.lenaghan@naturalengland.org.uk