CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Building Resilience into Catchments – Develop delivery framework for Payment for Ecosystem Services

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Building Resilience into Catchments – Develop a delivery framework for a Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) based nutrient trading scheme for the Milford Haven and Cleddau Catchment.

Building Resilience into Catchments (BRICs) is a Welsh Government funded project under the RDP Sustainable Management Scheme- This project proposal is being managed by PCF on behalf of a partnership between Natural Resources Wales, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, Pembrokeshire County Council, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation Relevant Authorities Group, National Farmers Union Cymru, Farmer’s Union of Wales, RWE Generation UK Plc, Pembrokeshire Nature Partnership, PLANED and the Port of Milford Haven. This partnership will evaluate the RFP, provide feedback on the scope of works (section 5) and steer the project. Additional members maybe added during the project.

Building Resilience into Catchments will create a partnership framework between land managers, industry, commerce, government and third sector, working collaboratively to develop and implement a Nutrient Credit Exchange - a nutrient based Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) scheme for the Milford Haven and Cleddau catchment. The Nutrient Credit Exchange will be a market-based PES scheme that provides a streamlined, consistent and robust nutrient assessment process for developing a rigorous and credible nutrient trading/offsetting scheme. Building on the work of the Ecosystem Enterprise Partnership – Ecobank project report.

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2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

£100,000 inc VAT

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:82295)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe Investing in Rural Areas, through Welsh Government's Sustainable Management Scheme.

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice