Published date: 30 August 2019

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: 23 September 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_215486/787618

Published date

30 August 2019

Closing date

23 September 2019

Contract start date

18 November 2019

Contract end date

30 March 2020

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

Defra is seeking to procure a contract with a single supplier that has the relevant experience and capability to provide the additional research that is needed to examine the behaviours of farmers and land managers on the ground to fully understand the current barriers and effective gateways to collaborative land management to most effectively deliver environmental outcomes at large spatial scales.

Generally, there is relatively little rigorous and robust research evaluating and comparing the effectiveness of different approaches both in terms of farmer and land manager experience (e.g. resistance or acceptance of different initiatives) to identify contingent factors affecting the success of schemes, and in terms of the environmental and social additionally provided (e.g. bigger and better benefits).

This project seeks to provide a complete assessment of 'what works' by a) synthesising evidence from existing/earlier work/evaluations and, b) using primary data collection to address any remaining knowledge gaps. The evaluation should take each mechanism/initiative in turn and apply a consistent research approach. The evaluation approach should also acknowledge that each initiative will be at a slightly different stage of establishment. This will have a bearing on their ability to demonstrate their efficacy, particularly the delivery of additional benefits, and must be factored into the assessment. Accordingly, a robust methodology will be needed for any comparative analysis to yield findings that can be used in ELM policy-making. This consistency, rigour and awareness will ensure that insights fed back to the policy teams are evidence-led and have considered significant social science factors, particularly the impact on land manager behaviour including any unintended negative implications which may have been absent from previous evaluations.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Defra Future Farming & Countryside Programme Commercial Team

Address

Defra
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Website

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