Building the Evidence Base: Outcomes for Nature are Greater with Peoples Input

Award

Value

£8,000

Classifications

  • Evaluation consultancy services

Tags

  • award

Submission Deadline

4 months ago

Published

4 weeks ago

Description

PLEASE NOTE: Advertised contract value of £5,000 to £8,000 is exclusive of VAT. The contract value is up to £10,000 inclusive of VAT.

The Connecting People with Nature Portfolio is commissioning this novel and innovative piece of research that builds the evidence base of where, how, and when people can have a positive impact on nature recovery.  This research will support the portfolio aims in connecting more people with nature and increasing nature recovery. 
Evidence shows that a good connection with nature brings improved physical and mental health, improves our sense of wellbeing and in turn, leads to more positive environmental behaviours.  For this research we are focused on nature recovery outputs and outcomes as opposed to broader pro environmental or pro conservation behaviours. This research will identify nature recovery impacts from work undertaken across Natural England and with selected partners. This research will increase our evidence base and inform ways of working, helping to drive forward an inclusive programme of work to support nature recovery through engaging even more people from more backgrounds to develop a connection with natural environment , as well as building a picture as to what best practise across the organisation may look like in order when thinking about community engagement and nature recovery.

Additional information: 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 12 midday on 01/09/2024.

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.

Contract values stated above are VAT exclusive.

Documents

Premium

Bypass the hassle of outdated portals. Get all the information you need right here, right now.

  • Contract Agreement

    The official contract terms, conditions, and scopes of work.

    Download
  • Award Notice

    Details on the tender award and selected suppliers.

    Download

Similar Contracts

Open

GB-London: Grantee Project Evaluation Review

The National Lottery Heritage Fund (Heritage Fund) wants to review its approach to grantee project evaluations. The Heritage Fund is looking to appoint a supplier to review the current approach to evaluations for projects funded through both our National Lottery Heritage Grants and through Grant in Aid. Our current approach and systems do not allow for learning to be easily extracted and collated. We want to explore creating a new approach to project evaluations that takes a more creative approach to understanding impact and learning with and from grantees; to better organise, extract, use, and share learning for applicants/grantees, ourselves, and the wider heritage sector. We also want to ensure that evaluations provide good value for money overall and individually. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The date and time provided at item 10 Deadline for Expressions of Interest - is the date and time for the receipt of Tenders. All clarification questions and tender returns must be submitted through the Delta E- tendering Portal. Responses to clarification questions will be issued in batches and sent through the Delta portal and bidders should ensure that they check in regularly for these. Item 9 - Estimated value of requirement please note that the Heritage Fund has a maximum budget and this is detailed in the ITT also please note that the estimated budget in this advert is for both phases - further information on the split of this budget is detailed in the ITT The start and finish date provided in this notice is for information purposes only and may change.

Open

Consultancy Review of Towage Needs and Provision Models

The object of this review is to carry out a full assessment of current and future towage needs at the Port, evaluating all towage provision models matching these requirements, and presenting a conclusion on the most suitable model to fulfil the Ports requirements. The consultant is expected to respect the sensitive nature of the review, and would be expected to follow stages similar to those outlined, providing regular progress updates, as well as a report at the end of each stage and agreed plan for the next stage which is to be approved by Port of Dover: Discovery Stage: Current operations, requirements and future needs, including future commercial direction. Options Stage: Proposal of towage provision models suitable to meeting the needs of the Port, including all in-source, out-source and creative options. To present options and agree approach to Evaluation Stage. Evaluation and Presentation Stage: Evaluate and comparison of all suitable models, concluding which of those is most suitable, including presentation of market benchmarking and direction taken by other similar Ports. The review should consider and asses, but not limited to, the following factors for each of the proposed models: Risks associated with each model, including but not limited to: Commercial, Reputational, Operational, Financial. Benefits associated with each model. Whole life comparison of each model. Investment/financial appraisal of each model/option. Including (but not limited to) NPV, IRR and payback metrics - where applicable. Taking into consideration the complete relevant whole life cost of each option for appropriate comparison. Working time assessment outlining suitable crewing models and shift patterns to optimise hours of rest, resilience and fulfil operational efficiency. Shoreside vessel management and support. Commercial and revenue generating opportunities. Including tariff benchmarking of other Port's and towage providers. Operational resilience and redundancy. Safety benefits and challenges. Challenges to the business in implementing each towage model. Potential transition and implementation strategy for each model. Alignment to the Ports Corporate Goals and Values. Assessment of most suitable vessel size and bollard pull (may be determined by simulation work). Assessment of most appropriate vessel propulsion system or fuel to align with the Ports Sustainability targets and IMO 2050, including environmental and infrastructure requirement and impact assessment of each.

AI Bid Assistant

Our AI-powered tool to help you create winning bids is coming soon!

View Contract Source Save Contract

Organisation

Gwen McHale

[email protected]

Timeline complete

Publish
Bid
Evaluate
Award
Complete