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# OEP110-01 Local scale advice for nature friendly farming

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oep110-01-local-scale-advice-for-nature-friendly-farming-ocds-h6vhtk-0551ce). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Office for Environmental Protection: "OEP110-01 Local scale advice for nature friendly farming". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Office for Environmental Protection](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/office-for-environmental-protection-gov-pb1356)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - limited competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £45,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oep110-01-local-scale-advice-for-nature-friendly-farming-ocds-h6vhtk-0551ce#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0551ce`

## 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/oep110-01-local-scale-advice-for-nature-friendly-farming-ocds-h6vhtk-0551ce#tl-md)

## Description
Farmers must balance multiple objectives, making decisions that consider economic, environmental, and business planning needs for their land whilst navigating a complex regulatory and policy context. The current farming advice context in England is fragmented, difficult for farmers to navigate, and sometimes inconsistent in its objectives.
One to one advice – from public bodies to farmers – has declined due to budget cuts. There is an increasing reliance on written guidance, risk-based targeting of inspections, and the private sector or non-government organisation provision of agri-environment advice.
One to many advice at a local scale – involving multiple holdings, common farming and ecological contexts, and a shared set of priorities – can be an important bridge between farmers and public bodies. Such locally tailored advice improves compliance with environmental regulations and improves the outcomes of agri-environment schemes.
Our EIP progress report 2023-241 identified effective farming advice as essential for successful delivery of key environmental policies and compliance with regulations that will improve nature on land. We set out seven attributes of effective farming advice and recommended Government improve the use of spatial targeting and localised advice provision.
One of the recommendations in the National Audit Office’s 2024 review of Defra’s Farming and countryside Programme2 was to “develop a comprehensive and unified package of advice for farmers that will best support them in making the changes needed and help them to progress towards activity that delivers greater environmental benefit.”
Government is in the process of developing responses to these recommendations and as part of that is reviewing and working on ways to improve the farming advice sector. They are also continuing with ongoing work on spatial prioritisation of land management3 in England. This project will provide valuable evidence and insights that the OEP can use to support and influence government’s work in these areas.
Since these recommendations were made, there have been relevant announcements and developments affecting farmers, public bodies and Defra that this project will need to be sensitive to e.g.,
The two-year budget for farming has been allocated (including £150m for advice, pilots and technical support) and as a result the Sustainable Farming Incentive has closed to new applications. A revised offer will be announced in summer 2025.4
The Corry review of Defra’s regulatory landscape included relevant themes and findings such as untangling green tape and working with trusted partners to improve compliance and be more innovative.5
Defra and other departments are in the process of completing a comprehensive spending review, which will be completed in summer 2025 and will determine budgets for the next 3 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90713000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **University of Gloucestershire**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-152157`
  - Value: £45,000 † (inc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Local scale advice for nature friendly farming (active)
  - Signed Value: £45,000
  - Signed Date: 20/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034415-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-23T13:03:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:17:02.670Z
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