Published date: 3 May 2022

Last edited date: 1 August 2022

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


Closing: 5 November 2021, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Supervision of project and documentation - 71248000

  • Project management consultancy services - 72224000

  • Supporting services for the government - 75130000

    • General personnel services for the government - 75131100

    • Foreign economic-aid-related services - 75211200

    • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

    • Project-management services other than for construction work - 79421000

    • Environmental protection - 90720000

    • Marine services - 98360000

    • Services specific to international organisations and bodies - 98910000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£7,109,000

Procurement reference

tender_270760/1067802

Published date

3 May 2022

Closing date

5 November 2021

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

5 April 2022

Contract end date

4 April 2031

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

At the 2019 UN General Assembly the Prime Minister announced a new £100m Biodiverse Landscapes Fund (BLF) to restore key landscapes and their ecosystems and support human development objectives in global biodiversity hotspots.

The Authority has now tendered a requirement to appoint a Fund Manager (FM) to manage Official Development Assistance (ODA) grant funding in 18 countries grouped into six landscapes, over a period of 9 financial years. The fund may be extended by a period, or periods, totalling 36 months.

The FM will be required to administer delivery partner competitions on the Authority's behalf, manage and monitor the grants, co-ordinate BLF-wide learning, and provide associated services.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

The total value of the contract of £7,109,000 is to administer a grant scheme and manage grant funding of up to £118,891,000 over the lifetime of the contract.

Award information

Awarded date

5 April 2022

Contract start date

5 April 2022

Contract end date

4 April 2031

Total value of contract

£7,109,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Address

1 Embankment Place, London, WC2N 6RH

Reference

Companies House number: OC303525

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Tom Redfearn

Address

Defra, group Commercial, Lateral House, 8 City Walk
Leeds
LS11 9AT
England

Telephone

+447920053570

Email

tom.redfearn@defra.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs