Published date: 2 May 2019
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Contract summary
Industry
Research and development consultancy services - 73200000
Research consultancy services - 73210000
Design and execution of research and development - 73300000
Economic research services - 79311400
Social research services - 79315000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£626,088
Procurement reference
tender_179118/760308
Published date
2 May 2019
Closing date
25 January 2019
Contract start date
1 April 2019
Contract end date
31 December 2019
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 new ELM system will be the cornerstone of our agricultural and environmental policies in England. The system will help the Government to deliver its manifesto commitment to be the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than it inherited, as set out in the recently published 25 Year Environment Plan.
Farming and forestry cover 80% of land in the UK. Farmers and foresters are therefore crucial to achieving the goals set out in the recently published 25 Year Environment Plan (see Annex supporting documents). It is currently envisaged that all land managers who can deliver environmental benefits will be able to participate in ELM. The new ELM system will help to preserve the investment in our countryside that has already been made and delivered by farmers and foresters involved in past agri-environment schemes, and to enhance this further. The new system will pay land managers for delivering environmentally beneficial outcomes; it will provide support for farmers, foresters and other land managers as we move towards a more effective application of the 'polluter pays' principle.
The objective of this work is to identify and explore the most suitable options for a payment methodology to be used for England's new Environmental Land Management (ELM) system, to be launched in January 2024.
The payment methodology and rates will be applied to a National Pilot, which is to launch in 2021. The Pilot will allow the Government to review and refine the methodology ahead of the launch of the ELM system in 2024.
The payment methodology will be the framework for setting payments for land managers, and specifically refers to the methodology for calculating the payment rates offered for environmental outcomes achieved by land managers.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Environmental Land Management Payments Methodology
- Opportunity
- Published 5 December 2018, last edited 5 December 2018
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Award information
Awarded date
1 April 2019
Contract start date
1 April 2019
Contract end date
31 December 2019
Total value of contract
£626,088
This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.
ICF Consulting Services Ltd
Address
Watling House, 33 Cannon Street, London, Greater London, EC4M 5SB, UNITED KINGDOM
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited
Address
Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street, London, Greater London, E1 8FA. , UNITED KINGDOM
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Address
Defra
London
SW1P 3JR
England
Telephone
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