Published date: 31 October 2023

Last edited date: 14 November 2023

This notice was replaced on 9 April 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 9 April 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£22,000 to £28,500

Procurement reference

RDP

Published date

31 October 2023

Closing date

15 November 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

22 November 2023

Contract end date

30 March 2024

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?

No

Description

Natural England is inviting tenders to enable the co-creation, with the water industry, of design principles and guidance for new reservoirs in the English landscape to deliver new, environmentally sustainable reservoirs across England which:
• conserve and enhance existing landscape character, including the natural beauty of National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in line with their statutory purpose to conserve and enhance natural beauty;
• enhance existing landscapes or produce new high-quality, multi-functional landscapes in the wider countryside which deliver for landscape, nature and nature recovery; and
• will help them to comply with national planning policy therefore assist in securing planning approval.

Landscape specific design principles and guidance offer the opportunity to expand upon the high-level National Infrastructure Commission Design Principles and other water industry design principles to ensure that the landscape implications of reservoirs are addressed, and wider environmental opportunities are identified and included in their design.

The estimated contract value is shown as £20-28.5K excluding VAT. The estimated contract value including VAT is £24-34.2K. Tenders should be submitted including VAT as requested in the RFQ.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.
Your response must be sent to Andrew.gale@naturalengland.org.uk and Jacqui.jobbins@naturalengland.org.uk by 12 midday on 15th November 2023.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to Andrew.gale@naturalengland.org.uk and Jacqui.jobbins@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Gale

Address

DefraGroup (Natural England) Worcester County Hall
Spetchley Road
WORCESTER
WR52NP
England

Telephone

07900 608410

Email

andrew.gale@naturalengland.org.uk