Published date: 12 September 2018

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


Closing: 16 July 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£63,836

Procurement reference

tender_172402/710037

Published date

12 September 2018

Closing date

16 July 2018

Contract start date

30 July 2018

Contract end date

28 February 2019

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

Previous research, including Natural England's Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment (MENE), has shown that the benefits from accessing the natural environment are not equally distributed across society. MENE shows that people living in economically deprived areas, such as cities and coastal towns, people from certain socio-economic groups (unemployed and low-paid) and people from ethnic minority groups are less likely to visit and benefit from nature.

The aim of this social science research is to focus in on economically deprived coastal areas to understand people's perceptions, uses and barriers to use of the natural environment and the coast in particular. The research will focus on those communities living close to the coast and the England Coast Path who (we suspect from MENE) are less likely to be using or benefiting from the coast. Research questions will include (but not be limited to):

- What do people in coastal environments think of the natural environment?
- (How) do they use the natural environment (including the coast)?
- What benefits do they get from using the natural environment?
- What are the barriers to engaging with the natural environment?
- Do people consider their coast to be a valued space?

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Living Coast: Understanding local community perspectives and values

  • Opportunity
  • Published 5 July 2018, last edited 5 July 2018

Attachments

Additional text

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Award information

Awarded date

31 July 2018

Contract start date

30 July 2018

Contract end date

28 February 2019

Total value of contract

£63,836.44

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Marine Conservation Society

Address

Over Ross House, Ross Park, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7US, 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