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Systematic Conservation Planning (SCP) tool, Phase 2 (2025-26).

NATURAL ENGLAND

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: NATURAL ENGLAND

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

Contact Name: Harjinder Grewal

Contact Email: procurement@defra.gov.uk

Buyer Name: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
49966.88 GBP
Published
15 Jan 2026, 14:41
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
15 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2026, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
90700000 - Environmental services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
University of York
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Natural England has implemented a SSSI Future Reforms (SSSIFR) project to investigate whether the statutory framework for Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) will support the natural world’s increasing dynamism as it responds to climate change. This includes whether the legal framework will need to evolve to better protect habitats and species during rapid ecological change. These reforms have also included development of a Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) that has now been embedded within the Whole Feature Assessment (WFA) and Pressures System as part of SSSI condition monitoring reform, from April 2023. Sites identified at high risk (scoring 4/5) to Climate Change trigger the need to develop an Adaptive Delivery Plan (ADP) to carry out a more in-depth evaluation of climate change vulnerability and identify adaptation responses based on the Resist–Accept–Direct (RAD) Framework developed by the US National Park Service.

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Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Contracts

Contract Title: Systematic Conservation Planning (SCP) Tool, Phase 2 (2025 – 2026)

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