Pipeline

Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework

  • Defra Group Commercial

UK1: Pipeline notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-000363

Published 6 January 2023, 11:47am



1. Scope

Title

Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework

Reference

P-30892

Description

Defra have commissioned Natural England to develop a new advice Framework contract to replace the existing Farm and Land Management (FaLMA) Framework which ends June 2023. This new Environmental Training, Advice, and Facilitation Framework (ETAFF) will facilitate the procurement of land management advice, supporting a range of themes through Exchequer and other funds. This is to be developed as a single flexible framework contract (circa 2023 to 2027) and is to be outsourced. The ETAF Framework is to be designed to be a NIL value contract including a wide range of Suppliers who will be able to provide the range of services required, covering the whole of England at a Lot level basis to meet agreed geographical requirements and objectives.

Contract type

Services

Main category (CPV code)

  • 90710000 - Environmental management

Contract location

  • UK - United Kingdom

Contract start date (estimated)

1 July 2023

Contract end date (estimated)

30 June 2027

Maximum value (estimated, excluding VAT)

£25,000,000

Renewal

No

Options

2 x 12 months

Contract is suitable for

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)


2. Buyer

Defra Group Commercial

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

Nobel House,17 Smith Square

London

SW1P 3JR

United Kingdom

Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

Not on any register

NUTS code: UKI32 - Westminster

Contact name: Julia Medd

Email: julia.medd@defra.gov.uk

Telephone: 02080266303



3. Procedure

Procurement start date (estimated)

9 January 2023

Agreement to be set up

Framework agreement

Commercial approach

New requirement

Covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Yes