Procurement Summary
Country : United Kingdom
Summary : Scc - Ms - Surrey Biodiversity Net Gain Habitat Banking Study
Deadline : 28 Aug 2023
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Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 86374897
Document Ref. No. : RFx1000411
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : GBP 300000
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Title : SCC - MS - Surrey Biodiversity Net Gain Habitat Banking Study
Location Of Contract : South East
Industry : Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000
Value Of Contract : £300, 000
Description : The Environment Act (2021) includes the requirement for most developments requiring planning consent in England to achieve a minimum 10% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). Furthermore, Surrey County Council (SCC) will be the 'responsible authority' for production of a Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for Surrey, which is another mandatory requirement from the Environment Act. The Council also has new biodiversity reporting requirements as well as strengthened legal duty to conserve and enhance biodiversity. As a result, the Council have ambitious plans for nature recovery in Surrey. In relation to BNG, SCC has four distinct roles: - County Planning Authority (CPA): regulator of BNG in relation to Minerals and Waste development and for SCC's own development. - Developer: delivering BNG following mitigation hierarchy in projects such as new builds and extension of schools i.e., avoid losses, deliver gains on-site as far as possible, compensate with off-site gains if required. - Landowner: potential provider of biodiversity units (to be used as BNG offsets for third parties). - Responsible authority for production of the LNRS. In addition, ...
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