Scope
Reference
RBGKEW 1475
Description
The BLF Madagascar is a large conservation research project being carried out in a designated priority country. The proposed consultancy supports capacity to meet with the primary mission of the project. This mission is to provide evidence-based recommendations to the Malagasy government for improving protected area management towards sustaining livelihoods of local communities, lowering biodiversity losses and reducing climate change impacts. Failure to rapidly recruit this consultant in the wake of the loss of our current coordinator will lead to a much lower chance of achieving the mission due the 6-month void that would occur through normal procurement with a further 3-month onboarding requirement for a project of this scale and complexity. This within a 24-month project window remaining.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £18,462 excluding VAT
- £22,154.40 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
14 August 2025
Contract dates
- 1 September 2025 to 30 March 2026
- Possible extension to 29 August 2026
- 11 months, 29 days
Description of possible extension:
5 months Extension from the Original Contract.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
Contract locations
- MG - Madagascar
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
Richard Lewis
, Adranovelona, Antananarivo 103,
N/A
Lot B0T2R
Madagascar
Email: richardlewis@gmail.com
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
- Charity Commission (England and Wales): 803428
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGTT-3583-QXLN
THE HERBARIUM
KEW GREEN
TW9 3AE
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@kew.org
Region: UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Organisation type: Public authority - central government