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# Nature Security research

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nature-security-research-ocds-h6vhtk-06066c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: "Nature Security research". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-gov-d7)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nature-security-research-ocds-h6vhtk-06066c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06066c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nature-security-research-ocds-h6vhtk-06066c#tl-md)

## Description
This three-year project will establish a set of approaches to assess and monitor risks to national security - both in the UK and internationally - arising from global biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse. It will develop a conceptual framework for characterising nature-related security risks, taking a systems approach that considers complexity, tipping points, feedback loops, risk cascades and compounding shocks.
The project will deliver tools and indicators that can be used within Government to (1) assess security risks arising from nature loss, (2) monitor threats and detect emerging risks, and (3) inform mitigation strategies and policy options. 
The work will be used to improve strategic foresight (e.g. scenario planning and early warning), inform cross-government planning (e.g. through the National Risk Register, intelligence analysis, food and water security policy), and shape UK engagement with international bodies such as IPBES and the Convention on Biological Diversity. It is intended to create enduring tools, partnerships and methods that enable HMG to act early and effectively in response to nature-related security risks. 
A key aspect of the project will be to build a diverse and interdisciplinary community of researchers and practitioners. Bidders should consider how best to engage academic, policy, and practitioner audiences to inform, shape and embed new thinking on nature security across government.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/07/2026 to 31/03/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F043259-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-12T07:28:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T08:21:52.322Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06066c