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Published 11 Jul 2025, 14:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

FCP Natural Environment Valuation Model (NEV): Phase 2 - assessing the deliverab

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£399,760published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to University of Exeter3 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Natural Environment Valuation Model (NEV): Phase 2 - assessing the deliverability of environmental objectives for farming under different scenarios Defra requires an R&D piece of work using a unique modelling tool developed by the supplier, that is capable of modelling the natural environment and farmer decisions, optimising policy pathways for the delivery of government targets and can do so spatially, temporally and rapidly. Phase 2 will seek to define optimal design for the delivery of nature while maximising delivery of water quality, air quality, and carbon objectives

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
79315000 Social research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jul 2025, 14:50 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2025, 11:30 BST
Authority reference
C29599
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055303
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055dcd Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Direct award justification is due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required. Technical expertise required from the supplier using a unique modelling tool they have developed.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Unique modelling tool developed by supplier

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

24 Jul 2025 → 10 Sept 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    24 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 11:30 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jul 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 14:50 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 11:31 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    28 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 11:29 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract details notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 11:30 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 11 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £399,7601 contract exc. VAT · 2 repeated publications of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 2latest 3 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
University of Exeter29 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2026Extensions: Possible 6 month extension · Options: Possible 6 month extension£399,760same award published again · counted once10 Jul 2025standstill to 24 Jul 2025Standstill
University of Exeter£399,760 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
University of Exeter£399,760 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Natural Environment Valuation Model (NEV): Phase 2 - assessing the deliverab · University of Exeter

    Signed
    3 Sept 2025
    Value
    £399,760
    Period
    4 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2026 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Possible 6-month extension
    Options
    The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Possible 6 month extension
    1 agreed KPI: KPIs and outputs
    • KPIs and outputs, 1: Assessment of outcome-based esmo delivery with additional ecosystem services including updated UCL biodiversity model 2: Phase 1 App with addition of all ES currently modelled 3: Summary report 4: Joint Defra-NEV team workshop 1 5: Assessment of outcome based esmo delivery focussed on carbon with the use of the new LEEP farm and carbon models and focus on tree planting, srg and one on-farm action 6: Joint Defra-NEV team Workshop 2 7: Assessment of outcome based esmo delivery extending Output 5 to include biodiversity 8: Joint Defra-NEV team Workshop 3

  • Natural Environment Valuation Model (NEV): Phase 2 - assessing the deliverab · University of Exeter

    Signed
    3 Sept 2025
    Value
    £399,760
    Period
    4 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2026 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Possible 6-month extension
    Options
    The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Possible 6 month extension
    1 agreed KPI: KPIs and outputs
    • KPIs and outputs, 1: Assessment of outcome-based esmo delivery with additional ecosystem services including updated UCL biodiversity model 2: Phase 1 App with addition of all ES currently modelled 3: Summary report 4: Joint Defra-NEV team workshop 1 5: Assessment of outcome based esmo delivery focussed on carbon with the use of the new LEEP farm and carbon models and focus on tree planting, srg and one on-farm action 6: Joint Defra-NEV team Workshop 2 7: Assessment of outcome based esmo delivery extending Output 5 to include biodiversity 8: Joint Defra-NEV team Workshop 3

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • University of ExeterAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZYG-2396-XCRZ Northcote House, The Queen's Drive, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QJContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender