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ClosedFind a Tender · tender
BuyerNATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
StatusClosed
Deadline12 Oct 2023
Value£900,000
Published12 Sept 2023

What is being bought

DEFRA, on behalf of Natural England aim to release a multi-lot Open Competition for Citizen Science Local Pilots in September 2023.<br/><br/>The focus of this work is on enabling and facilitating coordinated, purposeful studies of nature and the environment by members of the public, that benefit participants and usefully inform and help evaluate decisions, actions and interventions. Although access to and use of existing data is important, it is not the focus of this work. Acknowledging this early will help maintain focus and avoid distractions.<br/>The four pilots will be procured under separate contracts with geographical coverage mapping to Natural England regions:<br/>• Northumbria<br/>• West Midlands<br/>• Norfolk & Suffolk<br/>• Wessex<br/>You may apply for this opportunity via the Authority's e-sourcing portal https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Delivery location

UK · UK · UK · UK

Categories

Research and development services and related consultancy services 73000000Research and development services and related consultancy services 73000000

Lot details

Lot 1 - Northumbria

Lot 1- Northumbria

Statusactive
Contract periodFrom 13 Nov 2023 to 31 Mar 2025

Lot 2 - West Midlands

Lot 2 - West Midlands

Statusactive
Contract periodFrom 13 Nov 2023 to 31 Mar 2025

Lot 3 - Norfolk & Suffolk

Lot 3 - Norfolk & Suffolk

Statusactive
Contract periodFrom 13 Nov 2023 to 31 Mar 2025

Lot 4 - Wessex

Lot 4 - Wessex

Statusactive
Contract periodFrom 13 Nov 2023 to 31 Mar 2025

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
Lot 1Research and development services and related consultancy servicesNot published
Lot 2Research and development services and related consultancy servicesNot published
Lot 3Research and development services and related consultancy servicesNot published
Lot 4Research and development services and related consultancy servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 73. The category anchor is Research and development services and related consultancy services (73000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 733,0453 median · 26.7 average (1,087 of 3,045 with a bid count)2.5 average (1,228 of 3,045 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer53.5 median · 3.5 average (2 of 5 with a bid count)1 average (2 of 5 with named award suppliers)Not published
Delivery region: UK1,3182 median · 45.3 average (458 of 1,318 with a bid count)3 average (528 of 1,318 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1687 median · 7 average (1 of 168 with a bid count)1 average (1 of 168 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNo
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03f844
Latest release ID026999-2023
Latest release timestampTue Sep 12 2023 15:53:30 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0024
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2023-10-12T10:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: start2023-09-12T17:00:00+01:00
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailshttps://atamis-9529.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£900,000
Tender lots in source4
Tender items in source4
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
12 Sept 2023tender026999-2023
31 Aug 2023planning025537-2023

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
12 Sept 2023 · 026999-2023 · tender
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