Published date: 29 June 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 23 July 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£30,000

Procurement reference

WWF-UK/CF021/091

Published date

29 June 2021

Closing date

23 July 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

26 July 2021

Contract end date

8 October 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The UK Government is currently proposing a mandatory due diligence obligation on companies to monitor their agricultural commodity supply chains for deforestation risks, based on relevant producer country laws to protect forests and other natural ecosystems. Although such a move is welcome, the proposal falls short to address the UK's overall footprint associated with its commodity supply chains, especially in regions where the deforestation and/or land conversion risk is high and regulatory frameworks or enforcement mechanisms may be inadequate or under threat. WWF-UK is concerned that a legality-based mechanism will not deliver impact at the pace and scale needed and may even have deleterious effects in encouraging environmental deregulation in some producer countries.
WWF-UK is advocating for a more robust due diligence obligation that goes beyond legality, as well as for a range of complementary measures as outlined in the Global Resources Initiative taskforce recommendation to halt all legal and illegal conversion (including deforestation) in UK supply chains and reduce the footprint of the UK's commodity consumption and associated impacts overseas.
If the UK due diligence obligation indeed turns out to be based on existing legal frameworks in producer countries only, it is critical that companies in scope clearly perceive the added benefits of establishing due diligence systems that go beyond legality to address all deforestation and conversion of other natural ecosystems in their agricultural supply chains - in line with their own voluntary commitments.

PROPOSALS SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE
Proposals should include:
• Relevant background of the supplier/consultant(s) involved including CVs of consultant(s) who will participate in the project.
• Organisation's mission and previous experience with similar projects.
• A detailed description of the proposed methods
• A detailed timeline and workplan for delivery by 8th October 2021. This should include details of deliverables and outputs required to meet the objectives stated above. The final format of outputs should also be mentioned (for example maps/infographics/short report).
• Cost estimate for the project to include the daily rate, the number of days/breakdown of cost by task/milestone. Please inform total costs before and after VAT. Please also include any applicable charity discounts you may offer.
The proposal should be no longer than 6 pages plus CVs and other information on the organisation's policies.

Closing date to submit proposals: Friday 23rd July 2021
Project kick-off: Week commencing on Monday 26th July 2021
Final delivery: Friday 8th October 2021
Budget: Maximum GBP 30,000 (including VAT)
Submit proposals to: Mollie Gupta (mgupta@wwf.org.uk), Jessica Fonseca Da Silva (JFonsecaDaSilva@wwf.org.uk), Sabrina Goncalves Krebsbach (SGoncalvesKrebsbach@wwf.org.uk) and WWF-UK Procurement Team (procurement@wwf.org.uk).

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About the buyer

Contact name

Sabrina Goncalves Krebsbach

Address

The Living Planet Centre,Brewery Road
Woking
GU214LL
England

Email

SGoncalvesKrebsbach@wwf.org.uk