Published date: 14 March 2023

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


Closing: 2 February 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Data analysis services - 72316000

Location of contract

SW3 4QS

Value of contract

£45,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

CF-0042800D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

14 March 2023

Closing date

2 February 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

3 February 2023

Contract end date

16 May 2023

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

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) ('the Customer') is commissioning analysis for responses to a review of the implementation of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) regarding ancient woodlands and ancient and veteran trees.

Making sure that our ancient woodlands are adequately protected and suitably managed to provide a wide range of social, environmental and economic benefits to society remains a key commitment. In 2018, the protection of ancient woodlands, ancient trees and veteran trees was strengthened through the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), recognising them as irreplaceable habitats. The NPPF also outlines that any development resulting in the loss or deterioration of such irreplaceable habitats should be refused, unless there are wholly exceptional reasons and only if a suitable compensation strategy exists. In 2021, the Government committed to reviewing the NPPF with respect to ancient woodlands, consulting on strengthening the wording in the NPPF and introducing a new duty on planning authorities to consult the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities before granting permission for development affecting ancient woodlands.

The overarching aim of this analysis is to better understand if the NPPF paragraph 180c has been appropriately applied to preventing loss and deterioration to ancient woodlands and ancient and veteran trees. This will involve:

• Analysing whether local authorities and planning inspectors understand loss and deterioration to ancient woodlands and ancient and veteran trees appropriately
• Analysing how local authorities and planning inspectors assess and measure loss and deterioration to ancient woodlands and ancient and veteran trees appropriately
• Analysing whether the local authorities and planning inspectors have interpreted the wholly exceptional clause in the NPPF
• Analysing how the local authorities and planning inspectors have interpreted the wholly exceptional clause.

Award information

Awarded date

3 February 2023

Contract start date

3 February 2023

Contract end date

16 May 2023

Total value of contract

£45,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

RSK ADAS Limited

Address

Spring Lodge, 172 Chester Road, Helsby WA6 0AR

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Catherine Hacker

Address

17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK

Telephone

03459 33 55 77

Email

CATHERINE.HACKER@DEFRA.GOV.UK