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# Big Nature Impact Fund

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/big-nature-impact-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-02f980). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Defra is launching a competition to appoint a Fund Manager for the Big Nature Impact Fund (BNIF), a proposed public-private blended finance vehicle with up to GBP 30 million public investment. In the England Trees Action Plan, Defra committed to create an impact fund which could leverage private finance into new natural capital markets for carbon, water quality, biodiversity, natural flood alleviation and other ecosystem services.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal-GB-FTS-99321)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 January 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial and insurance services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/big-nature-impact-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-02f980#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f980`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/big-nature-impact-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-02f980#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [defra.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdefra.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fesop%2Ftoolkit%2Fopportunity%2Fns%2F51889%2Fdetail.si%3FisOnModification%3Dfalse%26_ncp%3D1637061400775.2720-2)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/big-nature-impact-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-02f980#participate

## Description
Defra is launching a competition to appoint a Fund Manager for the Big Nature Impact Fund (BNIF), a proposed public-private blended finance vehicle with up to GBP 30 million public investment.
In the England Trees Action Plan, Defra committed to create an impact fund which could leverage private finance into new natural capital markets for carbon, water quality, biodiversity, natural flood alleviation and other ecosystem services.
In Summer 2021, Defra launched a Request for Information to seek market insight on the Fund’s design. Now, Defra is seeking proposals from potential managers for how they would design and run the Fund.
The Fund has the following policy objectives:
1. Create a legacy of investor confidence in ecosystem services markets by demonstrating the viability of investments at scale.
2. Further develop and pilot new business models for ecosystem services.
3. Increase viability of more natural environment projects.
4. Leverage private finance to increase rates of tree planting, woodland creation, peatland restoration, and habitat creation.
5. Realise the benefits of nature-based solutions, including carbon sequestration, biodiversity gains, water quality improvements, natural flood management,
and the associated social and economic benefits.
6. Generate and share knowledge of ecosystem services market models, to enable the development of a pipeline of nature-based projects.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The scope of service has been summarised in section II.1.4).

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029201-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-23T22:45:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-09T01:18:57.752Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f980