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Published 11 Jan 2023, 15:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework

Official notice

Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)£1framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 30 Jun 2023awarded 1 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework

CPV: Environmental management

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 16 bids received · 12 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Defra have commissioned Natural England to develop a new advice Framework contract to…AwardedPublished value£1

Defra have commissioned Natural England to develop a new advice Framework contract to replace the existing Farm and Land Management (FaLMA) Framework which ends June 2023. The requirement is for the provision of Technical Consultancy to advise Defra Network, Agencies and Bodies in a selection of very specific requirements, e.g. Water Quality and Protection, Air Quality, Soil and Slurry sampling, etc. <br/>This new Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework (ETAFF) will facilitate the procurement of land management advice, supporting a range of themes through Exchequer and other funds. This is to be developed as a single flexible framework contract (circa 2023 to 2027) and is to be outsourced. The ETAFF is designed to be a NIL value contract and will include a wide range of Suppliers who will be able to provide the range of services required, covering the whole of England at a Lot level basis to meet agreed geographical requirements and objectives. The Framework scope is designed to be broad to facilitate the delivery of advisory products and support (via technical advice, facilitation and training provision) across a wide range of subjects to Land Managers thereby Improving the level of skills to allow all land managers and associated individuals to deploy measures to improve sustainability and efficiency whilst ensuring compliance with UK regulations designed to protect water & soil, improve air quality, protect animal and plant health etc.

Delivery: UK

Extensions: 2 x 12 monthsVariant 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

What this means for your bid

“Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 11 Jan 2023, 15:51 GMT
Last source update: 4 Oct 2023, 16:13 BST
Award evaluation window: 3 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference: C20209
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-029306
Classification (CPV): Environmental management
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0396ae Find a Tender

Contract terms

Performance terms: See tender documents

How it was run

Official notice

Appointment period ends: 30 Jun 2023, 09:00 BST
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 3 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT

Timeline

3 Mar 2023 → 4 Oct 2023 · 4 dates

Bids opened
3 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
30 Jun 2023, 09:00 BST
Bids must remain valid until
30 Jun 2023, 23:59 BST
Notice published
4 Oct 2023, 16:13 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Oct 2023

Status changed to complete
4 Oct 2023, 16:13 BST
Buyer details updated
4 Oct 2023, 16:13 BST

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	Bid openingTender opening date · IV.2.7.1	3 Mar 2023	16 Mar 2023	+13 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 12admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 16

Contracts signed 12latest 1 Aug 2023

12 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 12 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Contract 029306-2023-1
Signed
1 Aug 2023
Value
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Contract 029306-2023-10
Signed
1 Aug 2023
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Contract 029306-2023-11
Signed
1 Aug 2023
Value
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Contract 029306-2023-12
Signed
1 Aug 2023
Value
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active
Contract 029306-2023-2
Signed
1 Aug 2023
Value
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active
Contract 029306-2023-3
Signed
1 Aug 2023
Value
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Contract 029306-2023-4
Signed
1 Aug 2023
Value
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Contract 029306-2023-5
Signed
1 Aug 2023
Value
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Contract 029306-2023-6
Signed
1 Aug 2023
Value
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Contract 029306-2023-7
Signed
1 Aug 2023
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Contract 029306-2023-8
Signed
1 Aug 2023
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Contract 029306-2023-9
Signed
1 Aug 2023
Value
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Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
16bids · 16 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NATURAL ENGLAND (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

Consortium members and other public bodies

Defra Network eTendering PortalContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection London, UKContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Public Procurement Review BodyMediation bodyReview body N/AContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

12 commercial parties on the notice

Ceres Rural LLPFramework contractorOC433946 Council Offices, London Road,, Saffron Walden, UK, CB11 4ERContact phone
Chris Seabridge and Associates LtdFramework contractor07863958 Friesland Butterhill Coppenhall Stafford ST189BX, Stafford, UK, ST18 9BXContact phone
FWAG East Consultancy LtdFramework contractor07863112 Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, CB2 9LG
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West LtdFramework contractor07865031 Hawkridge House Summerfield Way Wellington Somerset, Wellington, UK, TA21 9JEContact phone
Matt Hague Agri-BusinessFramework contractor The Old School House, 33 Sywell, Northamptonshire, Sywell, UK, NN6 0BQContact phone
NIABFramework contractor03395389 93 Lawrence Weaver Road, Cambridge, UK, CB3 0LEContact email, phone
Promar International LtdFramework contractor CW5 7NS, Nantwich, UK
RSK ADAS LimitedFramework contractor10486936 Spring Lodge, 172 Chester Road, Helsby, Helsby, UK, WA6 0ARContact email, phone
Ricardo-AEA LtdFramework contractor08229264 The Gemini Building, Harwell, Oxfordshire, Harwell, UK, OX11 0QR
SAC Commercial LtdFramework contractorSC148684 Peter Wilson Building King's Buildings West Mains Road, Edinburgh, UK, EH9 3JGContact email, phone

Show 2 more suppliers

The Rivers TrustFramework contractor08356621 Rain Charm House, Kyl Cober Parc, Stoke Climsland, Callington PL17 8PH, Stoke Climsland, UK, PL17 8PH
West Devon Business Information Point LtdFramework contractor3129157 Okehampton Business Centre, Unit 10, Higher Stockley Mead, Okehampton, Devon, Okehampton, UK, EX20 1FJContact phone

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