Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)
1 Embankment Place
London
WC2N 6RH
uk_biodiverse_landscapes_fund@pwc.com
Telephone
+44 2072385921
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://biodiverse-landscapes-fund.my.site.com/blf/s/
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Grant Competition Update for the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90720000 - Environmental protection
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
At the 2019 UN General Assembly the Prime Minister announced a £100m Biodiverse Landscapes Fund (BLF) which aims to reduce poverty, protect and restore biodiversity and lessen the impact of climate change in six environmentally critical landscapes across the globe. The Fund will run from 2022 to 2029.
The Authority is currently seeking to fund projects in the following landscapes:
· Andes Amazon, covering areas of Ecuador and Peru;
· The Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA), covering areas of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe;
· Lower Mekong, covering areas of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam;
· Mesoamerica, covering areas of Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras; and
· Western Congo Basin, covering areas of Cameroon, Gabon and Republic of Congo
Applications will open on different dates depending on the landscape.
· Lower Mekong will open the week commencing 11th July 2022 .
· Andes Amazon, KAZA, Mesoamerica, and Western Congo Basin will be launched in August. Launch dates for these landscapes will be confirmed in a subsequent notice.
More information will be available on the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund application portal on the day of launch: https://biodiverse-landscapes-fund.my.site.com/blf/s/
Who can apply for the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund
The Authority expects potential Delivery Partners to form consortia and submit grouped applications under a single Lead Delivery Partner for each Landscape. Applicants eligible to apply include, but are not limited to:
· Nongovernmental Organisations (NGOs)
· Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
· Private sector partners
· Multilateral organisations including UN Bodies
· Social development organisations
· Academic institutions
BLF funding cannot be awarded to governments or parastatal organisations. Governments and parastatal bodies may not therefore apply as either a lead delivery partner, or a consortium member
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £75,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90710000 - Environmental management
- 90712000 - Environmental planning
- 90712200 - Forest conservation strategy planning
- 90712400 - Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services
- 90721100 - Landscape protection services
- 90721700 - Endangered species protection services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- BZ - Belize
- CD - Congo (Democratic Republic)
- CM - Cameroon
- GA - Gabon
- GT - Guatemala
- HN - Honduras
- KH - Cambodia
- LA - Laos
- SV - El Salvador
- UK - United Kingdom
- VN - Vietnam
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
See short description
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
11 July 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes