Published date: 14 December 2021

Last edited date: 16 December 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: 18 January 2022, 11:55am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£65,000 to £120,000

Procurement reference

tender_285953/1021611

Published date

14 December 2021

Closing date

18 January 2022

Closing time

11:55am

Contract start date

1 March 2022

Contract end date

30 September 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 UK's departure from the European Union and Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) offers the opportunity to rethink the aims, implementation and operation of agri-environmental schemes in England. Concurrently Defra has an ambitious agenda to enhance and protect the natural environment and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Our response to this opportunity has been to develop new environmental land management (E.L.M.) schemes. These schemes will be the cornerstone of our new agricultural policy and make a substantial contribution towards delivering the goals of the 25 Year Environment Plan (25 YEP) and our net zero commitment.  
There will be three E.L.M. schemes:  
- The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will apply to farmers. It will pay them for actions they take to manage their land in an environmentally sustainable way. Actions will be grouped into simple packages to make it as easy as possible for farmers to identify what actions are best suited to their land. All farms will be able to sign up.

- Local Nature Recovery (LNR) will pay for actions that support local nature recovery and deliver local environmental priorities; making sure the right things are delivered in the right places. The scheme will also encourage collaboration between farmers, helping them work together to improve their local environment. This scheme may have elements that are competitive. 

- Landscape Recovery (LR) will support the delivery of landscape and ecosystem recovery through long-term, land use change projects, including projects to restore wilder landscapes in places where that is appropriate. These projects can deliver a wide variety of environmental outcomes and support local environmental priorities while making an important contribution to national targets. We expect that this scheme will be competitive. 

The Authority requires a supplier to support in delivery of this programme by assessing the social and economic wider impacts of the three E.L.M. schemes.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

ELM Wider Impacts Phase 1 (EARLY ENGAGEMENT)

  • Early engagement
  • Published 17 September 2021

Additional text

The procurement documents are available on the Authority's e-sourcing system, which can be accessed via the following link;
https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

About the buyer

Address

Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

ffcpcommercialteam@defra.gov.uk