Published date: 13 June 2017

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: 5 July 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£120,000

Procurement reference

C17 - 0304 - 1136

Published date

13 June 2017

Closing date

5 July 2017

Contract start date

10 July 2017

Contract end date

31 July 2018

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Caribbean Overseas Territories (Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and Turks and Caicos) the South Atlantic Overseas Territories (Falkland Islands, St Helena, Ascension, Tristan and South George) are highly dependent on the natural environment for their economic and social wellbeing. The Territories are also reliant on very limited manmade assets. In the Caribbean in particular these manmade capital assets, and human life, are vulnerable to both natural and manmade disasters. The natural environment is itself susceptible to damage from human activities - resulting in loss of value to the economies of the Territories - but also provides a key role in protecting man made assets and protecting human well being.
JNCC has initiated a suite of projects to integrate satellite data, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and economic assessments of environmental goods and services (derived from natural capital) with the following objectives:
i. establish the Total Economic Value (TEV) of the terrestrial and marine natural environment to each of the ten listed Territories;
ii. identify the priority natural capital assets and measurable attributes (Natural Capital Metrics) to monitor changes in value through time;
iii. integrate natural capital valuations into national mapping (GIS) to define the spatial distribution of these natural assets (Value Mapping) and to promote the integration of such valuations into planning and policy making to improve long-term economic growth.
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has one of the most tourism dependent economies in the world contributing almost 80% to the GDP of the islands. The main attractions in the BVI include dive tourism, boating services and yacht charters, all of which directly benefit from services provided by local ecosystems such as coral reefs, sea grass beds and mangroves.
In addition to supporting the important tourism sector, the BVI's ecosystems provide recreational opportunities for the local population, serve as hurricane shelters for vessels, protect coastal and inland infrastructure, prevent soil and beach erosion and provide research opportunities. In the context of the proposed study, these and other benefits provided by ecosystems are referred to as ecosystem services.

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About the buyer

Address

Monkstone House
City Road
Monkstone House
PE1 1JY
England

Telephone

+44 01733 562626

Email

dora.iantosca@jncc.gov.uk

Website

jncc.defra.gov.uk