Published date: 28 February 2020

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


Closing: 10 January 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£142,600

Procurement reference

tender_234329/841250

Published date

28 February 2020

Closing date

10 January 2020

Contract start date

19 February 2020

Contract end date

30 June 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: A hybrid procurement process was followed and stakeholders were invited to submit expressions of interest outlining a test or trail that they felt could help to inform the design of the future scheme. These were then assessed against agreed design policy

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Consult with stakeholders and co-design a woodland creation online platform, with links to existing decision support tools, by 27th March 2020. [R&D Phase
1]
II. Build and launch a working version of the woodland creation platform in readiness for tree planting season 2020/21, and conduct field tests with partners and an advisor network, by 30th October 2020. [IT Build Phase 1]
III. Deliver 25 Woodland Creation schemes in Year 1 [Field Testing Phase 1], and an additional 50 in Year 2 [Field Testing Phase 2] using existing woodland creation support schemes (e.g. Partnership Innovation Fund-Northern Forest; Countryside Stewardship; Woodland Carbon Fund).
IV. Review performance and stakeholder feedback, and submit interim report by
December 2020 [R&D Phase 2], and implement improvements and enhancements to the woodland creation platform, by 30th April 2021 [IT Build
Phase 2].
V. Conduct a second phase of field trials during a second tree planting season
(2021/22), with an augmented range of stakeholders and partners, and evaluate post-planting outcomes from previous season, by 29th October 2021. [Field Testing Phase 2]
VI. Complete monitoring and evaluation of the project with partners and supporters, and submit a detailed evaluation report by 30th May 2022. [Monitoring & Evaluation]

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Award information

Awarded date

19 February 2020

Contract start date

19 February 2020

Contract end date

30 June 2022

Total value of contract

£142,600

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Sylva Wood Cetnre

Address

Long Wittenham, ABINGDON, OX14 4QT

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Kings Pool, 1 - 2 Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PX
England

Email

anna.bourne@defra.gov.uk