Published date: 21 September 2021

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: 5 October 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial and insurance services - 66000000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£8,000

Procurement reference

WWF/CF/022/002

Published date

21 September 2021

Closing date

5 October 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

11 October 2021

Contract end date

31 December 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

WWF wishes to let a contract for the purpose of gathering evidence to support legal advocacy we are currently undertaking to support our work to persuade UK financial institutions to mitigate their exposure to deforestation risk in particular.
WWF-UK is deeply concerned about the levels of deforestation around the world which continues to rise - both because of the threat this poses in terms of climate change and to globally important nature. As a major international finance hub, our research indicates that City of London institutions (banks in particular) continue to invest or lend significant sums to businesses strongly linked to deforestation - in the Amazon in particular.
Our Risky Finance report sets out a strong evidence base focussing in particular on soft commodities as well as setting out a model due diligence policy which banks could and should implement to mitigate these risks.


We require written responses to this invitation to tender within 2 weeks of the date of the invitation.
We want to start engaging with banks on this issue in the run-up to COP, so we are looking for an initial report within 2 - 4 weeks of successful award of contract.
Up to £8K plus VAT.

Please send your submission to Jake White JWhite@wwf.org.uk and copy in the Procurement Team procurement@wwf.org.uk.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Jake White

Address

The Living Planet Centre,Brewery Road
Woking
GU214LL
England

Email

JWhite@wwf.org.uk