Tender Results of Natural England

Development of a Standard Evaluation Framework for Measuring the Impact of Outdoor Interventions on Health-Major health (WHO, 2022; PHE, 2020) and natural environment (Defra, 2023) strategies now recognise the importance of outdoor environments and engaging people with their local green and blue spaces, for physical and mental health and well-being. Despite recognition of the associations, understanding the impact of investing in outdoor interventions for improving health and well-being could be better supported through developing the evidence base. At present, evidence is limited by the variabili...

Advice to Nutrient Neutrality sustainable development casework in the Thames Solent area (Hampshire Berkshire)-.

Follow-on expert interviews with HAP and HE1 Delivery Specialists and associated review to complement 2021 commissioned project-Follow-on expert interviews with HAP and HE1 Delivery Specialists and associated review to complement 2021 commissioned project - to run from December 23 through to March 24.

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RDE 465 - Nature Returns- Natural Capital Assessment-The purpose of this work is to carry out a natural capital baseline assessment of each of the six landscape partnership projects. It is intended that the primary use of the assessment will be to inform strategic decision making in a landscape. However, we would also intend that with limited additional assessment (not included in the scope of this work), the assessment could be used to allow us to monitor and evaluate change in Natural Capital from the planned interventions, and to support the de...

Data Analysis of Wellbeing and Nature Connection data-An opportunity is for a suitably experienced supplier to work with Natural England Specialists and other colleagues to conduct an analysis and review of monitoring and outcome data collected on a range of interventions to better understand the impact on wellbeing and the relationship between people and nature. This is part of the development of an Online survey Tool to help us understand the reach and impact of our work around people and nature. The contract requirements are data analysis and ...

District Level Licensing: an expert opinion and an evaluation framework and monitoring strategy aligned and agreed by all providers across England-A 3 month contract (January - March 2024) to rapidly review Natural England's District Level Licensing (DLL) Theory of Change and Evaluation Framework and make recommendations. To collaboratively develop the Evaluation Framework with all DLL providers to agree a joint Framework for all scheme areas with clear indicators of success that can be monitored by all DLL providers. To develop a jointly agreed monitoring strategy that ensures data collection is aligned across all DLL providers to a...

SDDS DSIP Programme Review-Provide consultancy support to undertake an independent review of the SODS DSIP to identify why the challenges to delivery have occurred, the impact on pace, success and team wellbeing and identify realistic and achievable delivery options and delivery timescales including cost and resources. To include benefit savings (both£££ and resource) for those options and the appropriate level of resource required for those options in terms of numbers of roles and skills required. Co-creat...

Wintering bird surveys for the north bank of the Humber Estuary Yorkshire-Natural England wishes to commission passage and wintering bird surveys during January 2023 to March 2024, across terrestrial land with a potential to provide supporting habitat for bird species associated with the Humber Estuary Special Protection Area (SPA)/ Ramsar. These surveys will cover the north bank of the Humber Estuary only and be used to inform habitat suitability modelling for golden plover, curlew and lapwing and therefore a methodology has been proposed to systematically sample are...

Community Science: Resources to Survey and Assess Ecosystems and Natural Capital Assets-This contract aims to identify and collate information on existing methods, tools, and data (in terms of attributes / metrics) that various stakeholders are already using or developing to better understand ecosystems and habitats that are or could be used across England. It will also provide an assessment of their individual and collective strengths, weaknesses, and any gaps.