Published date: 12 January 2026

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 26 January 2026, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial consultancy services - 66171000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£18,000

Procurement reference

ESOP1000104

Published date

12 January 2026

Closing date

26 January 2026

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

2 February 2026

Contract end date

28 February 2026

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?

No

Description

The National Trust (NT) has secured funding from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to develop a Landscape Recovery Scheme (LRS) in the Yorkshire Dales.

The project, Heart of the Dales (HoTD), covers approximately 11,300 hectares of land across Malhamdale and Upper Wharfedale. The scheme involves tenant farmers, private landowners, and National Trust-owned land managed in-hand.

The National Trust is developing a Blended Finance Plan and Business Model combining proposed philanthropic, private, and public funding sources over a 20-year period. This model will fund essential operating costs, with remaining funds distributed to project participants. DEFRA income projections are based on the DEFRA deflator metric over the 20-year term.

The successful contractor must undertake a robust stress test of all revenue assumptions underpinning this project.
The purpose of the stress test is to assess the resilience, credibility, and downside risk of projected revenues under adverse but plausible conditions.

The tender is being conducted via the Proactis Plaza portal.
http://www.proactisplaza.com/

Search for The National Trust in the opportunities section and follow the instructions.

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Dominic Tarn

Address

NATIONAL TRUST
SWINDON
SN22NA
England

Telephone

0123456789

Email

dominic.tarn@nationaltrust.org.uk