Official UK procurement notice
Finance for net zero: How nature-based solutions and ecosystem services could provide greater financial benefits for the net zero agenda in Cambridgeshire
Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced UK-based service provider to undertake research and analysis of the role nature-based solutions could play in the financial viability of low carbon energy projects.
This project is looking to develop a theoretical, evidence-based report to improve understanding of how nature-based solutions and ecosystem services could:
- Deliver financial benefits in the context of net zero projects
- Reduce long-term climate and operational risks associated with projects
- Strengthen the investment case for nature-inclusive energy or infrastructure schemes
- Explore mechanisms for monetising biodiversity or ecosystem services
- Generate 1-2 plausible demonstrator concepts that could be taken forward
The main deliverables will include the Main report presenting the key findings of the research, an executive summary and a slide pack of the report findings. The contract for this programme will run for approximately 2 months, concluding on the 30th November 2025.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Financial consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Quality - 70%
- Price: Price - 30%
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Aug 2025, 15:11 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Nov 2025, 13:34 GMT
- Authority reference
DN784488- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045705- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058070Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
all submissions MUST be provided electronically via the Council's Etendering portal - ProContract.
Any bids submitted in any other way will be rejected.
Main page:- procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index ↗
Timeline
4 Aug 2025 → 26 Nov 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published4 Aug 2025, 15:11 BST
- Submission deadline27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts387 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published330 days ago26 Nov 2025, 13:34 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2025- Tender notice published4 Aug 2025, 15:11 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published26 Nov 2025, 13:34 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete26 Nov 2025, 13:34 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Advisory Services Ltd | £31,592 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Nature based Solutions - Finance for net zero -Panz · Nature Advisory Services Ltd
- Signed
- 24 Oct 2025
- Value
- £31,592
- Period
- 3 Nov 2025 – 16 Jan 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Peterborough City CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Nature Advisory Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications to submit a bid for this opportunity, please go to the Council's Etendering portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=63192afa-666c-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True
- Technical specifications to submit a bid for this opportunity, please go to the Council's Etendering portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=63192afa-666c-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender