Published date: 8 October 2024
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Closing: 23 October 2024, 10am
Contract summary
Industry
Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000
Location of contract
South East
Value of contract
£15,000 to £31,000
Procurement reference
NE081024LPSEEMNR
Published date
8 October 2024
Closing date
23 October 2024
Closing time
10am
Contract start date
1 November 2024
Contract end date
28 February 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
What is an open procedure (below threshold)?
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Research question:
'What potential role(s) might social enterprises play in supporting marine nature recovery and its monitoring and evaluation, and how can this potential be leveraged effectively?'
Task:
Map out the range of marine social enterprises operating in the UK; including the skills, experience and work they can offer. Explore how this aligns with the marine monitoring and nature restoration needs of Natural England. Clarify the opportunities and barriers to leveraging the potential of social enterprises, including their ability to participate in government procurement and access social investment. Provide recommendations for Natural England based on the above.
Task breakdown:
- Complete a document review and a workshop with members of Natural England's marine staff to ensure understanding of Natural England's marine work remit and the wider marine nature recovery landscape.
- Identify marine social enterprises operating in the UK, including through reference to Home | Social Enterprise UK and The School for Social Entrepreneurs (the-sse.org).
- Map the different marine social enterprises against the relevant work undertaken within Natural England and use this to explore where overall gaps might lie. Include where the social enterprises are, what they do, their purpose, how big they are and when they started. Explore the UK social enterprise 'ecosystem' within which these social enterprises sit.
- Agree with Natural England three case studies of marine social enterprises to explore the ways in which they might meet marine nature recovery (monitoring and delivery) needs.
- Complete interviews with staff from the above social enterprises to assess the opportunities and barriers facing such social enterprises, in relation to being involved in marine nature recovery work and/or its evaluation and monitoring.
- Provide an overview of the current UK social enterprise 'ecosystem', based on relevant literature, positioning the findings of the above research within this wider UK social enterprise context.
- Prepare a report summarising findings from the above research and making recommendations that address the research question.
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
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