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Grant Competition Update for the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-018508

Published 6 July 2022, 2:58pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)

1 Embankment Place

London

WC2N 6RH

Email

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