Published date: 18 October 2024

Last edited date: 29 October 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 15 November 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Banking and investment services - 66100000

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

    • Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79300000

    • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£40,000

Procurement reference

NTC04

Published date

18 October 2024

Closing date

15 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 December 2024

Contract end date

31 July 2025

Contract type

Supply 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

*Please note extension of deadline for submission to Friday 15th November. A full Request for Tender document is attached to this notice*

BACKGROUND

Natural England and the National Trust recognise the positive impact that nature can have on our physical and mental health. This work is being commissioned as part of a new partnership programme with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which aims to inspire, incentivise and support towns and cities to put nature at the heart of their places, for the benefit of people and planet.


SCOPE OF THE WORK

There is a wealth of evidence to demonstrate the positive link between nature and human health (both physical and mental). Many reports highlight the significant health benefits that nature provides, but there remain very few examples of health markets, funders or investors generating funding for nature-based solutions.

Natural England and the National Trust require the services of a contractor to undertake research to grow our understanding of health markets and health investment/funding models and to better understand how and where nature-based solutions that deliver multiple benefits to people could attract investment/funding generated from these markets.

We particularly want to understand who fund and/or invests in health outcomes, why they invest, and the level of risk appetite associated, and the financial mechanisms and models that facilitate this investment. We want to understand how nature-based solutions could enter these markets as well as where there are opportunities to develop new nature-based investment and funding models focusing on health outcomes.

In summary this work will involve;
Phase 1 - understanding health markets 
Phase 2 - roundtable exploration of opportunities 
Phase 3 - developing investible packages


 EXPERTISE OF CONTRACTOR

The Working Group is looking to work with experts or a consortium of experts with a track record of the following:  
1. Knowledge of health markets, economic models and investment vehicles
2. Working across sectors/stakeholders to deliver cross-cutting outputs 
3. Facilitating and delivering workshops with a range of stakeholders
4. Desirable: experience of developing investment-ready proposals


 INFORMATION TO BE RETURNED

As a minimum, submissions should cover the criteria laid out in the Methodology, Personnel, Quality Assurance, Management of sustainable and social value, and Mandatory Requirements. These are set out in full in the complete attached RFT.
Submissions may also include any other information deemed relevant.

Submissions should not exceed 10 pages in length.

Please submit by email to anne.mackinnon@nationaltrust.org.uk
Deadline for submission is Friday 15/11/24, 12pm.

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Anne MacKinnon

Address

HEELIS, KEMBLE DRIVE
SWINDON
SN22NA
England

Telephone

+447890425276

Email

anne.mackinnon@nationaltrust.org.uk

Website

https://naturetownsandcities.org.uk/