Official UK procurement notice
Nature-based interventions evidence review: ecosystem function, benefits, and nature-related risks
Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNatural England's Natural Capital Team is seeking to commission an evidence review that examines the confidence with which nature-based interventions deliver specific ecosystem services and benefits from nature, and reduce nature related risks. The nature-based interventions used will build on the evidence on priority actions for nature recovery from the State of Natural Capital Report for England 2024: Risks to nature and why it matters.
The review's objectives are to:
- Assess confidence in the ecosystem service/benefit outcomes for the framework of nature-based interventions.
- Support a clearer, evidence-led relationship between interventions and ecosystem function, services, and benefits.
- Offer decision-useful evidence on nature-based interventions acting as nature-based solutions (NbS), which can be used by a large suite of sectors including, but not limited to: environmental practitioners, business, planning, and green finance.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£41,250
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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).
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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).
Lot awarding rule: Full details available in the RFQ.
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
- 22 Jun 2026, 10:43 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 14:15 BST
- Authority reference
2026/S 000-064421- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-058372- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b9cbFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.
Your response must be sent to [email protected] by 5:00PM BST on 17/07/2026.
If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to [email protected]. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
Timeline
22 Jun 2026 → 7 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published123 days ago22 Jun 2026, 10:43 BST
- Submission deadline98 days ago17 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts87 days ago29 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published77 days ago7 Aug 2026, 14:15 BST
Notice history
6 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jun 2026- Tender notice published22 Jun 2026, 10:43 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published2 Jul 2026, 15:41 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published7 Jul 2026, 11:16 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published8 Jul 2026, 18:59 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published7 Aug 2026, 14:15 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2026, 14:15 BST
Published amendments (3)
Clarification to bidders questions added 02/07/26.
Updated Clarifications Responses 060726.
'Clarifications Responses 060726' replaced with the document 'Clarifications Responses 080726'
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-07: 1 release · 2 Jul 2026
- 2026-06: 1 release · 22 Jun 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED | £40,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Nature-based interventions evidence review: ecosystem function, benefits, and nature-related risks · OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2026
- Value
- £40,000
- Period
- 5 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (12)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications RFQ
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications Order Form
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications Commercial Response
- Bidding documents and specifications Clarification to bidders questions
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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