Published date: 11 January 2023

Last edited date: 16 January 2023

This notice was replaced on 11 January 2023

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

Opportunity (published 11 January 2023, last edited 28 February 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental management - 90710000

Location of contract

East Midlands, East of England, London, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£0 to £25,000,000

Procurement reference

CF-0025600D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

11 January 2023

Closing date

2 March 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2023

Contract end date

30 June 2027

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

Defra have commissioned Natural England to develop a new advice Framework contract to replace the existing Farm and Land Management (FaLMA) Framework which ends June 2023. The requirement is for the provision of Technical Consultancy to advise Defra Network, Agencies and Bodies in a selection of very specific requirements, e.g. Water Quality and Protection, Air Quality, Soil and Slurry sampling, etc.
This new Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework (ETAFF) will facilitate the procurement of land management advice, supporting a range of themes through Exchequer and other funds. This is to be developed as a single flexible framework contract (circa 2023 to 2027) and is to be outsourced. The ETAFF is designed to be a NIL value contract and will include a wide range of Suppliers who will be able to provide the range of services required, covering the whole of England at a Lot level basis to meet agreed geographical requirements and objectives. The Framework scope is designed to be broad to facilitate the delivery of advisory products and support (via technical advice, facilitation and training provision) across a wide range of subjects to Land Managers thereby Improving the level of skills to allow all land managers and associated individuals to deploy measures to improve sustainability and efficiency whilst ensuring compliance with UK regulations designed to protect water & soil, improve air quality, protect animal and plant health etc.

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework

  • Opportunity
  • Published 11 January 2023

About the buyer

Contact name

Julia Medd

Address

17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK

Telephone

03459 33 55 77

Email

julia.medd@defra.gov.uk