Published date: 25 November 2021

This notice was replaced on 25 November 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Early engagement (published 25 November 2021, last edited 22 December 2021)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 03000000

  • Ground investigation work - 45111250

  • Land rehabilitation work - 45112360

    • Financial markets administration services - 66150000

    • Planting and maintenance services of green areas - 77310000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

tender_291731/1016913

Published date

25 November 2021

Closing date

14 December 2021

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

- Defra is developing plans for a Vacant and Derelict Land contract by initiating a Request for Information (RFI) on 25 November 2021. Dependent on feedback to the Request for Information, Defra may then issue an Invitation to Tender.

- Interested parties are encouraged to submit structured word-limited written submissions to this RFI via Bravo. Interested parties should clarify where information is commercially sensitive. Written submissions should be provided by no later than midday (12:00) 14 December 2021. Parties should not expect individual responses to written submissions.

- This is an urgent call for information, with a short timeframe.

- In combination with this RFI, Defra are also inviting interested parties to have individual meetings with the Defra VDL team to talk through the proposal. Interested parties can book a meeting in addition to submitting a written response to the RFI, or the meeting can be taken up as a separate offer of market engagement on this proposal. 1 hour appointments are available on the 14th December. Please use Bravo to message the team to arrange a mutually convenient time. Questions asked of Defra, and their responses, will be shared publicly as part of this market engagement (excluding any information deemed commercially confident) during 20-24 December.

- Clarifications from the RFI will also be publicly broadcast unless interested parties can provide a commercial in confidence qualification (these submissions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis with Defra's decision on what constitutes 'commercially sensitive' as final). Defra cannot commit to answering all questions but will use best endeavours.

- Information gathered through written submissions will be reviewed by the project team, who will use this to inform an Outline Business Case, and to shape the commercial approach to developing the contract.

- Thank you in anticipation of your engagement.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

This notice is to call for market engagement. Interested parties should navigate to opportunity reference project_34838 on the Authority's e-tendering portal to access the request for information pack.

link to the Authority's e-tendering portal: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

About the buyer

Contact name

Janna Eastment

Address

DEFRA, Foss House, Peaseholme Green
York
YO1 7PX
England

Telephone

07967751412

Email

janna.eastment@defra.gov.uk