Published date: 18 July 2024

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


Closing: 1 July 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£49,950

Procurement reference

CF-0329400D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

18 July 2024

Closing date

1 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

10 July 2024

Contract end date

15 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

England's estuaries and coasts are home to a diverse range of natural capital assets that provide ecosystem services vital to the economy and societal wellbeing.
There is a disconnect in monitoring, assessment, management, and decision making across the land-sea interface, which means that land-based pressures are managed without consideration of the estuarine, coastal, and wider marine natural capital assets they influence.
A consistent natural capital approach and a strong evidence base that takes a source to sea, catchment to coast approach will enhance decision-making processes that are essential in informing the choices of Government, local authorities, businesses, and coastal communities.
This project will provide the information and tools required to enable such an approach, filling vital evidence gaps, and supporting the protection, restoration,

Award information

Awarded date

9 July 2024

Contract start date

10 July 2024

Contract end date

15 March 2025

Total value of contract

£49,950

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

University of Plymouth

Address

University of Plymouth
Plymouth PL4 8AA

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Defra Group Commercial

Address

17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK

Email

dgc.rdeframework@defra.gov.uk