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title: "The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a widespread and lucrative criminal activity causing major environmental and social harm globally. The IWT can be defined as the unlawful trade, smuggling, poaching"
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# The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a widespread and lucrative criminal activity causing major environmental and social harm globally. The IWT can be defined as the unlawful trade, smuggling, poaching

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-illegal-wildlife-trade-iwt-is-a-widespread-and-lucrative-criminal-activity-causing-maj-ocds-h6vhtk-03191c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Defra Network eTendering Portal: "The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a widespread and lucrative criminal activity causing major environmental and social harm globally. The IWT can be defined as the unlawful trade, smuggling, poaching". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal-GB-FTS-99321)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products, Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** CN, KH, LA, MW, MZ, NG, VN, ZA
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03191c`

## 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/the-illegal-wildlife-trade-iwt-is-a-widespread-and-lucrative-criminal-activity-causing-maj-ocds-h6vhtk-03191c#tl-md)

## Description
The Supplier must have knowledge of the IWT, experience and a track record of producing similar products on the IWT, biodiversity, development, and security issues, have existing partnerships within the countries selected for analysis or be in a position to subcontract to organisations with established in country knowledge.  Other requirements include;
•	Language: Reports must be written in English.  Meetings with the Authority must be held in English.
•	Format: Digital PDF document.
•	Length: Each final report on each country totalling 20 pages maximum, with 4 distinct sections to align with the workstreams, including a summary note at the beginning giving key findings.  
•	Structure: Supplier to produce an initial inception report with the proposed structure and methodology for the analysis. The Authority will provide feedback before agreeing final structure. There should be four core elements to the report for each country, in line with the objectives set out. Where findings call for additional sections to be added these will be discussed and agreed with the Authority beforehand.
•	Review: The Authority will endeavour to review reports in the following timescales: two weeks to review and comment on the inception report after oral presentation and three weeks to review and comment on the final written documents. 
•	Deadline: The Authority prefers work to have concluded within 4 months of the start date.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 03000000
- **Delivery regions:** CN, KH, LA, MW, MZ, NG, VN, ZA

- **Description:** Through this Terms of Reference (ToR), the Authority is seeking a Supplier to carry out an assessment of the IWT supply chain from the lens of key countries. A core component of this assessment will be a political, economic, social, technological, le...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004736-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-18T22:45:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T19:44:11.959Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03191c