Published date: 9 November 2017

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: 30 November 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

SN2 2EH

Value of contract

£8,000 to £12,000

Procurement reference

P/REF 00000782

Published date

9 November 2017

Closing date

30 November 2017

Contract start date

7 December 2017

Contract end date

31 May 2018

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

The natural environmental sector is increasingly framing the approach to managing the environment in terms of public and environmental benefits or 'ecosystem services'. While it is tacitly acknowledged that in many places the 'natural environment' is itself the result of human activity, the public and environmental benefits of heritage assets and historic landscape features has not been explicitly explored. This project will look at one landscape feature that is clearly humanly constructed - dry stone walls - and will set out the public benefits that result from this in language that is compatible with the ecosystem services framework. It will focus on the field boundaries of the Peak District National Park as an area characterised by dry stone walling and where the cultural and economic benefits of the walls can be explored. In doing so it will develop a methodology that could be applied to other categories of heritage assets and facilitate the inclusion of heritage assets and the historic environment in natural environment led land management strategies and policies. One example, with particular relevance to the historic environment, would be the replacement of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) following the UK exit from the European Union, early indications are that any payment to farmers following this will be framed, largely, in terms of public benefits.

More information

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Additional text

Suppliers interested in submitting a bid for this contract should express an interest via the Historic England procurement system InTend.

Information on registering as a supplier on InTend can be found on the Heritage Protection Commissions Tender Opportunities webpage (https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/grants/our-grant-schemes/hpc/tender-opportunities/) or requested via an email to HPCPTenders@historicengland.org.uk

Project Designs and Form of Tender packs should be submitted no later than 5pm Thursday 30th November 2017.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Charlie Garratt

Address

Firefly Avenue
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN2 2EH
United Kingdom

Telephone

02073942987

Email

HPCPTenders@HistoricEngland.org.uk

Website

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/historic-england/aspx/Home