Published date: 9 July 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: 13 August 2021, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Urban planning and landscape architectural services - 71400000

  • Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services - 90712400

  • Landscape protection services - 90721100

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£150,000

Procurement reference

tender_277693/979068

Published date

9 July 2021

Closing date

13 August 2021

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

13 September 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Natural England Board has now approved a project to determine whether the Surrey Hills AONB boundary should be extended and if so in which specific areas. The Board has also approved a new co-designed and improved designation process. Collaboration underpins the improvements: including partners in project governance, facilitated engagement for stakeholders, participatory evidence gathering and clear messaging to communities to support greater understanding and transparency. We also want to test the use of new technologies, for example participatory GIS web apps to support evidence gathering. This is all within the framework of the existing legislation.
Important aspects of the Surrey Hills Designation Project therefore will be to test the new process, including opportunities for further improvement and time efficiencies, and trial new and innovative approaches under the existing legislation. In this project particular emphasis is being placed on:
- a co-designed collaborative engagement process; and
- the use of the latest available technologies in the gathering of evidence and mapping.
It is our intention through this contract to employ a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to assist in:
1. the development and delivery of a collaborative process with facilitated stakeholder engagement,
2. identifying and utilising modern technologies and 'citizen science' approaches to support evidence gathering by local stakeholders and
3. to the further technical requirements of this project as set out in the tender pack.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Designation Project

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 15 June 2021

Links

About the buyer

Address

Horizon House
Bristol
BS1 5TL
England

Email

pippa.hicks@environment-agency.gov.uk