Published date: 23 October 2020

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: 16 November 2020, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

SW1P 3JY

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_254179/897863

Published date

23 October 2020

Closing date

16 November 2020

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

7 December 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service 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

This project is a key component within Defra's and Natural England's wider programme of work including supporting the creation of resilient landscapes. The outputs and evidence from this project will directly inform a range of strategic work included within Natural England's statutory remit for the conservation and enhancement of England's landscapes, and how and why they are changing. Key policy areas are:
- the Defra 25 Year Environment Plan Indicator G1: Changes in landscape and waterscape character.
- Conserving and enhancing all landscapes (including obligations under the European Landscape Convention for monitoring landscape change)
- Statutory duties for the designation and advice relating to protected landscapes, including responding to proposals within the Glover Landscapes Review for enhanced monitoring of landscape change.

This project includes 2 strands of work (detailed below) that need to develop closely to complement each other and be brought together as integrated products. The project involves a short review of previous work undertaken through pilot projects, followed by development and roll-out of a new National Character Area (NCA) profile platform, alongside development of a supporting database, change atlas and dashboard. This project will lay foundations for future phases to expand both products (subject to future funding). The initial package involves tight timescales requiring capacity for work strands to run partly in parallel; it will also require some innovative and creative input to help deliver the outputs in an engaging and exciting way.


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About the buyer

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

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Email

network.procurement@defra.gov.uk