Published date: 6 October 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 30 August 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

BS1 5AH

Value of contract

£900,000 to £1,100,000

Procurement reference

CF-0141500D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

6 October 2023

Closing date

30 August 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

9 October 2023

Contract end date

30 June 2025

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 Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) is a £140m R&D programme delivered over three years through two separate portfolios, terrestrial (tNCEA) and marine (mNCEA). It is a science, innovation and transformation programme, which spans across land and water environments, set up to collect data on the extent, condition and change over time of England's ecosystems and natural capital, and the benefits to society. Together, these approaches provide a more holistic and joined-up view of our natural environment, enabling us to identify connections, dependencies, and trade-offs between policy ambitions and to make better-informed decisions that truly benefit people and nature. The evaluation contract's objectives are to assess the relevance, effectiveness (including cost-effectiveness), outcomes and sustainability (i.e. integration into business as usual) of the NCEA. The evaluation will go beyond the monitoring of outputs (which will be led by the Programme Management Offices) to identify the mechanisms through which change takes place; and assess the likelihood of long-term effects being sustained through the adoption of a natural capital approach across business areas. It will provide an accountability function for a significant investment of public funds, and capture learning throughout the lifetime of the programme to shape programme delivery.

Award information

Awarded date

5 October 2023

Contract start date

9 October 2023

Contract end date

30 June 2025

Total value of contract

£997,552.14

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Ipsos

Address

3 Thomas More St, London E1W 1YW

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Lucy Coulson

Address

Horizon House, Deanery Road
Bristol
BS1 5AH
United Kingdom

Email

lucy.coulson@defra.gov.uk