Published date: 31 August 2023

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


Closing: 20 July 2023, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Economic research services - 79311400

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£141,500

Procurement reference

BIP806183115

Published date

31 August 2023

Closing date

20 July 2023

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 August 2023

Contract end date

31 October 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Summary
RBG Kew published its first Economic Valuation in April 2016. This work was subsequently refreshed in 2019. The published report can be found here
https://www.kew.org/about-us/reports-and-policies

Kew is looking to update its Economic Valuation in 2023 in preparation for the next government Comprehensive Spending Review based on data for the year ended 31 March 2023, and standard and appropriate methodology.

About RBG Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ('RBG Kew') is a world-famous centre for botanical and mycological knowledge. The mission of RBG Kew is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the wellbeing of people and future of all life on Earth. Our aspiration is to end the extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. Further details can be found in Kew's Manifesto for Change. About us | Kew

RBG Kew operates across two sites ('Sites'): Kew Gardens in west London, founded in 1759 and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and at Wakehurst in Sussex, which is the home of the Millennium Seed Bank. RBG Kew also has a permanent research station in Madagascar. RBG Kew uses the power of science and the rich diversity of its gardens and collections to provide knowledge, inspiration and understanding of why plants and fungi matter to everyone.

RBG Kew was established under the National Heritage Act (1983) and is an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) with Exempt Charitable status. Its sponsor Department within government is the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), which also acts as its charitable regulator.

Scope of the requirements
Kew intends to update its Economic Valuation in 2023 in preparation for the next government Comprehensive Spending Review based on data for the year ended 31 March 2023.

The valuation will be undertaken using a standard and appropriate methodology which will be clearly recognised by government and with all assumptions documented.

We expect a final report which can be published on Kew's website and shared with stakeholders, both in government and internal colleagues. The report should be clear and accessible for non-economists in the house style of the consultants (rather than Kew).

We require a supplier who has previously undertaken economic evaluations in natural science collections based organisations,

The complete service provisions are detailed in the tender pack available via
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=788491161

More information

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

Award information

Awarded date

20 July 2023

Contract start date

1 August 2023

Contract end date

31 October 2023

Total value of contract

£141,500

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Oxford Economics

Address

Abbey House,
121 St Aldates,
Oxford,
OX1 1HB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Pam Sohi

Address

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
The Herbarium
Richmond
TW9 3AQ
UK

Telephone

+442083325000

Email

Procurement@kew.org