Published date: 7 November 2023

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


Closing: 20 October 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

    • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£60,937.50

Procurement reference

CF-0171700D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

7 November 2023

Closing date

20 October 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

6 November 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Species Recovery Programme (SRP) has operated since the early 1990's and is a Natural England programme which supports targeted action for England's threatened and declining species.

Following an uplift in budget from 2022/23, the (enhanced) Species Recovery Programme now comprises three components:
1) Memorandums of Agreement (MoAs) and contracts between NE and partners/suppliers setting out a formal way of working together to deliver shared project objectives;
2) the new Species Recovery Programme Capital Grant Scheme (SRPCGS); and
3) monitoring and evaluation of the outcomes and effectiveness of the SRP.

Capital research and development is funded through contracts and MoAs between Natural England and partner organisations or suppliers; whilst capital interventions for targeted species are funded through grant payments to third parties via the SRPCGS.

The evaluation of the Species Recovery Programme has two initial objectives:
1. To undertake a full Process Evaluation to provide evidence of the effectiveness and success of implementing the enhanced Species Recovery Programme including MoA's/contracts in 2022-2025 and the (new) grant scheme in 2023-2025.
2. Developing rigorous approaches to establishing the baseline against which we (Natural England, its partners and its stakeholders) can undertake impact and value for money evaluation in the future, and ensure measures are in place to collect data, evaluate and communicate findings on impact and value for money.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

3 November 2023

Contract start date

6 November 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£60,937.50

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Ecorys UK Limited

Address

Albert House, Quay Place
92-93 Edward Street
Birmingham B1 2RA

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Jemma Godleman

Address

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK

Email

jemma.godleman@defra.gov.uk