Published date: 12 February 2024

Last edited date: 12 February 2024

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Closing: 23 February 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and experimental development services - 73100000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£60,000

Procurement reference

WWF/CF024/011

Published date

12 February 2024

Closing date

23 February 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

4 March 2024

Contract end date

28 June 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

Please read the Expression of Interest (EOI) document for full information.

WWF and AVIVA PARTNERSHIP OVERVIEW
Since 2021, WWF and Aviva have been working together to restore UK landscapes and seascapes, build healthier more
resilient communities and help transform one of the biggest indirect drivers of climate change: the UK finance sector.
As part of the partnership, we are working on the ground in the UK and Canada to protect and restore nature, and in
turn create climate-resilient communities. Together we are supporting habitat restoration by funding conservation in 4
locations across the UK - harnessing nature to reduce flooding in communities, liaising with farmers and landowners to
support a shift to more regenerative farming practices, funding pioneering research into climate data collection, and
helping to inspire and mobilise local communities to get involved in nature restoration.
A key purpose of these on the ground projects is to deliver improved climate and flood resilience to communities.
However, there is a lot to be learned from these projects; they can provide the evidence and social mandate to help
shape and underpin the policy and regulatory asks Aviva and WWF advocate for so investing in nature restoration
becomes a more attractive proposition for the financial sector, which in turn will unlock finance to drive change at the
scale and pace necessary.
PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS PIECE OF WORK
The current phase of the Aviva partnership will come to an end in June 2024. To ensure a strong legacy we are looking to
capture learnings from the delivery to date and use this to ensure there is robust legislation, policy, and regulation and
funding mechanisms that will facilitate scaling of private nature finance.
The overarching objectives of the evaluation are:
1. To provide a comprehensive overview of the policy, financial, legislative and regulatory barriers the delivery
projects have encountered; highlighting areas where current policies/approaches need to shift and setting out
actions needed to make these investible at scale.
2. To test how an integrated systems approach to climate, nature and people would evidence overcoming barriers
and deliver cost-effective solutions that restore nature, mitigate and adapt to climate change and meet the
needs of communities.
3. To inform and support WWF's & Aviva's individual and joint asks for legislation, policy, regulation and funding
that would support integrated delivery of climate and nature targets.
The findings will be used to inform policy position papers for discussion, provide evidence to underpin WWF's & Aviva's
asks and/or shape draft skeleton legislation.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Jane Crabb

Address

Rufford House,The Living Planet Centre, Brewery Road
WOKING
GU214LL
England

Email

JCrabb@wwf.org.uk