Published date: 17 November 2016

This notice was replaced on 17 November 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 3 February 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_133068/549359

Published date

17 November 2016

Closing date

7 December 2016

Contract start date

14 December 2016

Contract end date

15 July 2017

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

Defra procuring on behalf of Natural England:
The aim of the Nurturing Nature Conservation Skills on National Nature Reserves Project (the Project) is to develop a pool of potential competent recruits with the specialist skills and knowledge needed to look after the country's richest wildlife and geological heritage. The Project will develop and demonstrate methods for how practical based learning models can meet priority heritage skills gaps facing the nature conservation sector.

The Project has the following specific objectives:
• to help meet the evidenced nature conservation skills and knowledge gaps;

• to utilise the National Nature Reserve (NNR) estate and resources to best advantage to provide a quality training experience;

• to develop the skills of those entering the sector, career changers and those wishing to enhance specialist nature conservation skills;

• to capture learning on approaches to developing skills that can be applied at other similar sites.

More information

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About the buyer

Address

Natural England
Peterborough
PE1 1NG
England

Email

Supplier.enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk