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FCP: E.L.M Payment Rate Developments/Payment Rate Verification

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Buyer Address: Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UKI32, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Lindy Macnamee

Contact Email: lindy.macnamee@defra.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
1000000.0 GBP
Gross: 1200000.0 GBP
Published
12 Aug 2025, 15:47
Deadline
12 Sep 2025, 11:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
73110000 - Research services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Authority would like to commission services for E.L.M Payment Rate Developments/Payment Rate Verification. The purpose of commissioning external delivery partners for the calculation and verification of payment rates is to ensure payment rates provide an accurate reflection of how farming or land systems are affected. This involves the Authority having access to specialist skills in different agricultural and ecological areas. Because payment calculations are concerned with the technicalities of farming systems, the programme wishes to commission bespoke ad hoc research projects to improve understanding of agricultural processes and how different farming systems may be affected by different payment designs. It is essential that the Supplier has good knowledge of the landscape of farming and land systems in England, the costs and revenues involved, and the assumptions behind them. A working knowledge of ecological practices of AES activities, costs, access to expertise in organics, marginal farming systems, and farming in protected landscapes. is required.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048179-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot Title: Lot 1: Payment rate development

Lot Description: Lot 1: Payment rate development • Completion of annual payment rate review rates (expected to be 1/3 of SFI Payment rates) every year for publication deadlines, subject to the authority’s need. • Completion of payment rate price base reviews every three years or more often in the case of an exceptional price review. • The deliverables in this case will be updated payment recipes and data for points 1 and 2 respectively added to the payments rate calculator spreadsheet. • 10 working days to complete payment recipes. Deadlines set in agreement at time of issue of work package. • Payment recipes updated on the Live Spreadsheet for verification, upon completion of work package.

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 666,666.67

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 800,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-11-03T00:00:00Z

Lot 1 Contract End: 2027-11-02T23:59:59Z

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical (80%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Commercial (20%)

Lot Title: Lot 2: Payment rate verification

Lot Description: Lot 2: Payment rate verification • Completion of annual payment rate review rates (expected to be 1/3 of SFI Payment rates) every year for publication deadlines, subject to the authority’s need. • The deliverables in this case will be a report on the accuracy of the payment rates developed including the accuracy of assumptions and data. • 10 working days to complete verification. Deadlines set in agreement at time of issue of work package. • Initial verification comments provided to the authority upon completion of work package. • Report compiling verification comments provided to the Authority following completion of large work packages. To be agreed at time of issue of work package.

Lot 2 Status: active

Lot 2 Value: GBP 333,333.33

Lot 2 Value (Gross): GBP 400,000.00

Lot 2 Contract Start: 2025-11-03T00:00:00Z

Lot 2 Contract End: 2027-11-02T23:59:59Z

Lot 2 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Technical (80%)

Lot 2 Award Criterion (price): Commercial (20%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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