Published date: 19 August 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 03000000
Chemical products - 24000000
Research services - 73110000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£200,000
Procurement reference
tender_272762/989978
Published date
19 August 2021
Closing date
25 June 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
2 August 2021
Contract end date
30 September 2022
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 Solent is home to a range of nationally & internationally important habitats. However, many of these habitats are in unfavourable condition due to excess nutrients (particularly nitrates) in the water from a range of sources, including agric. & wastewater. NE has advised local planning authorities that demonstrating 'nutrient neutrality' (i.e. zero net impact on nitrogen pollution of the protected sites for 80 years) is a way of allowing development to proceed, while ensuring it does not further damage the condition of the protected site features. This can be achieved through various means, including by securing proportionate nitrogen reduction elsewhere in the catchment by taking land out of intensive agricultural use & creating habitat for wildlife. NE has published & actively advises local authorities & developers.
There is an estimated backlog of at least 4,500 houses (at least partly due to nitrate pollution) across the Solent catchment awaiting planning permission; a lack of offsite mitigation projects has meant some developments have struggled to demonstrate 'nutrient neutrality'. The Authority is piloting a nutrient trading process to enable developers in need of nitrogen pollution mitigation solutions to connect via an online platform with land managers able to provide such solutions. For example, farmers who are willing to take some of their land out of intensive agricultural production & commit it to meadow, woodland or wetland for at least 80 years. The project, funded through Government's Shared Outcomes Fund, will test the feasibility & costs of this approach, using a reverse auction process, & explore how multiple benefits for people and nature can be maximised. This approach will bring together the relevant local actors - house builders and developers, local authorities, landowners (including farmers and wildlife organisations) & statutory bodies (NE & EA). If successful, the Authority will look to roll out the approach to other parts of Eng.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Monitoring and Evaluation of Solent Nutrient Trading Pilot Project
- Opportunity
- Published 1 June 2021
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Award information
Awarded date
18 August 2021
Contract start date
2 August 2021
Contract end date
30 September 2022
Total value of contract
£200,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
ICF Consulting Services Ltd
Address
Riverscape, 10 Queen Street Place , London, EC4R 1BE
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Address
Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England
Telephone
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