Published date: 11 September 2018

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


Closing: 26 June 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Evaluation consultancy services - 79419000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£33,894

Procurement reference

tender_171260/709983

Published date

11 September 2018

Closing date

26 June 2018

Contract start date

6 August 2018

Contract end date

31 January 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

In July 2015 Ministers asked for a review of the CSF project as part of Defra's commitment to Spending Review 2015 (SR15). The aim of the Review is to establish a future advisory service that works flexibly with the agricultural industry to address improvements to the environment: water, air and soils as well as delivering value for money, delivering more or better whilst living within the spending review settlement which will see grant in aid reduce. As part of this there is a need to consider whether the CSF Project could deliver and expand its current service through working more closely with the commercial sector.

Aim - To test commercial revenue streams and other partnership opportunities with private sector companies for resourcing CSF products and services.

Objectives
- To assess and test the market for possible commercial opportunities for the CSF initiative in the future.
- Engage with potential commercial interests to understand the ways in which the CSF advice could help influence their operations
- Identify what are the supply chain needs from a future advice service
- Test the appetite for paying for advice
- What sort of advice would farmers be willing to pay for?

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

1 August 2018

Contract start date

6 August 2018

Contract end date

31 January 2019

Total value of contract

£33,894

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Eunomia

Address

37 Queen Square, Bristol, Bristol, BS1 4QS, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Natural England
Peterborough
PE1 1NG
England

Telephone

00

Email

supplier.enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk