Published date: 3 August 2021

Last edited date: 4 November 2021

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


Closing: 25 January 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and experimental development services - 73100000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£29,200

Procurement reference

tender_264921/985121

Published date

3 August 2021

Closing date

25 January 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2021

Contract end date

13 August 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

Investigating incentives and payment rates for sustainable farming and forestry across 3 components of Environmental Land Management

Country Land and Business Association (CLA) propose to build upon findings from their first test, working with 300-400 farmers and land managers through a mixture of surveys, workshops and telephone interviews, to test the best approach to setting payment rates across the 3 Components of E.L.M, with a particular focus on farm woodland and forestry.

Specific objectives:
1. Inform survey design and ensure furthering of knowledge base through a short review of current policy thinking and research on payment mechanisms and payment rates.
2. Quantitative data and analysis on costs of delivery, payment rates and pricing mechanisms for farm woodland and forestry across all three components of Environmental Land Management and selected other environmental delivery through a survey of farmers and landowners aiming for 300-400 responses.
3. Qualitative data and analysis of views on costs of delivery, payment rates and pricing mechanisms, of farm woodland and forestry in all components of Environmental Land Management through 3 regional workshops and 2 zoom workshops with 12-15 participants with a mix of woodland experience.
4. Qualitative data and analysis of views on costs of delivery, payment rates and pricing mechanisms, of farm woodland and forestry in all components of Environmental Land Management through 15 in-depth telephone interviews with CLA members with farm woodland and forestry. Participants will come from the survey and other CLA members.
5. Synthesis and analysis of data into a final report with recommendations By end July 2021

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Award information

Awarded date

1 February 2021

Contract start date

1 February 2021

Contract end date

13 August 2021

Total value of contract

£29,200

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

COUNTRY LAND AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Address

16 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PQ

Reference

Companies House number: 06131587

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Emily Taylor

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

00

Email

emily.taylor@defra.gov.uk