Published date: 8 February 2019

This notice was replaced on 11 July 2019

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

Awarded contract (published 11 July 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_191351/745542

Published date

8 February 2019

Closing date

2 April 2019

Contract start date

1 July 2019

Contract end date

30 June 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 purpose of the Framework is to provide clear, accurate and targeted advice, training and information to farmers, foresters, other land managers, their advisers and communities on environmentally sustainable land management, so that they are better informed to make business decisions that maximise outcomes for the natural environment.

The main objectives of the Framework are to:
- Provide advice, training and raise awareness and understanding of environmentally sustainable land management and associated farm infrastructure;
- Improve the level of skills to allow farmers/land managers and associated individuals to deploy measures to improve sustainability and efficiency;
- Support the maintenance and improvement of natural capital;
- Provide an integrated, consistent, targeted, high quality and cost-effective service to farmers/land managers, including their advisers and communities.

The Framework will encompass a range of advice themes, detailed in section 2 below. Where appropriate, advice will be offered that integrates across themes and supports climate change adaptation and resilience as a cross-cutting theme, be delivered both on-site and through events and be locally tailored. Access and signposting to advice will in most cases be through a single service portal which may also form part of the Framework. Providers should note that the scope of the Framework may widen its range of themes in future years.

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About the buyer

Address

Defra
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

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Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk