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Published 3 Mar 2023, 15:19 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NCF Monitoring and Evaluation Scientific Indicators

Official notice

Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £1.2m / year
Submissions closed 26 Apr 2023awarded 1 Aug 2023
Awarded to Liverpool John Moores University
Contract term 1 yr 3 moends 3 Oct 2024 · starts 3 Jul 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is awarding a contract following a an open competition for Nature for Climate Fund Tree Planting Programme (‘the Programme’). We welcomed proposals for a research project<br/>The overall aim is to demonstrate the Programme’s impact in the following outcome areas: <br/>a. Carbon sequestration<br/>b. Biodiversity <br/>c. Flood mitigation<br/>d. Water quality<br/>e. Air quality<br/>The development of indicators will be used to demonstrate the attributable changes caused by the Tree Planting Programme up to 2025, and address evidence gaps in the Programme Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Framework.

CPV: Environmental impact assessment other than for construction · Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Open competitionAwarded 1 yr 3 mo
Contract period: 3 Jul 2023 – 3 Oct 2024 (1 yr 3 mo)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Price is not the only criterion and all criteria were stated in the procurement documentation: 75%
  • Price is not the only criterion and all criteria were stated in the procurement documentation: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price is not the only criterion and all criteria were stated in the procurement documentation: 75
  • Price is not the only criterion and all criteria were stated in the procurement documentation: 25
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 Mar 2023, 15:19 GMT
Last source update
4 Aug 2023, 15:41 BST
Award evaluation window
3 Mar 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-022797
Classification (CPV)
Environmental impact assessment other than for constructionEnvironmental indicators analysis other than for construction
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ae12 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defra Group eSourcing
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
26 Apr 2023, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Mar 2023 → 4 Aug 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Bids opened
    3 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    26 Apr 2023, 17:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    3 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    3 Jul 2023, 23:59 BST
  5. Notice published
    4 Aug 2023, 15:41 BST

Notice history

1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Aug 2023, 15:41 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextShort description · II.1.4.1—The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is looking for tenderers to submit bids to support and build the evidence base for the Nature for Climate Fund Tree Planting Programme ('the Programme'). We welcome proposals from a consortium of organisations bringing together several institutions including (but not limited to) commercial, academia, and / or subject matter experts. Th…
—TextShort description · II.1.4.1—The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is looking for tenderers to submit bids to support and build the evidence base for the Nature for Climate Fund Tree Planting Programme ('the Programme'). We welcome proposals from a consortium of organisations bringing together several institutions including (but not limited to) commercial, academia, and / or subject matter experts. Th…
—DeadlineDeadline for EOI date · IV.2.2.112 Apr 202326 Apr 2023+15 d

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-03: 1 release · 3 Mar 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £218,0551 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 7
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Liverpool John Moores University£218,055 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defra Network eTendering Portal

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection 17 Nobel House, London, UK, SW1P 3JRContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria