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SCCU National Education Nature Park and Climate Leaders Award (Park and Award Scheme)

Department for Education · awardUpdate, contractUpdate

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 19:52.

Opportunity overview

The Department is extending the grant administration period for the RHS and allowing the supplier to appoint a GIS community science specialist with the intent to improve the programme's user journey in the final year of the contract.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Natural History Museam

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£9.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 May 2026
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
046420-2026-con_16545-1
Status
active
Identifier
02909192
Location
London, UKI, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom

Natural History Museum

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£9.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 May 2026
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
046420-2026-con_16545-1
Status
active
Identifier
02909192
Location
London, UKI, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

  • The Department is looking for a successful lead provider, or consortia, to successfully deliver the following key areas of activity: A prestigious National Education Nature Park that will drive and increase in engagement with nature for all children and young people whilst also developing their scientific, analytical and biodiversity skills for future studies and careers alongside driving an improvement in the biodiversity of the education estate. It will have an engaging digital presence that will inspire children, young people and teachers to participate with the range of activities it has developed and curated from various stakeholders. It will have a credible, high profile and prestigious presence amongst education and children’s services providers and biodiversity stakeholders. Over time, it will become the main portal through which the education system looks for advice, guidance and learning resources on this important issue and on climate change more broadly. It will be important that the successful provider has a lead public facing figure for the programme. A well-respected Climate Leaders Award recognised by employers and further and higher education providers that will increase and recognise the efforts of young people in improving the biodiversity of the education estate and their communities, as well as helping to develop their analytical, scientific, biodiversity and sustainable technology skills through a structured, accredited programme of activity in conjunction with the development of the Nature Park. Alongside the two main programme initiatives listed above, the successful provider and/or consortia, will also be required to: Develop climate education resources for each of the key stages, from early years through to further education. Resources to either be produced from new and/or quality assuring existing materials. Resources to then be made available and accessible to educational institutions on a Nature Park online hub, at least in the short-term (note: a medium to longer term online presence may be considered and the Department will work collaboratively with the successful provider as and when more strategic decisions are made on material hosting). Be able to administer grants on behalf of the Department to support participation and engagement in the Nature Park – activity is subject to the Department securing additional funding. The costing matrix template asks bidding organisations to define the percentage management fee charge which the provider (or sub-contractor within their consortia) would charge should such funding grants be made available. All grant funding will need to be managed and assured in line with government requirements which would be clearly outlined by the Department. TO NOTE: The Climate Leaders Award aspect of the work has been terminated since this contract was awarded.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-032d6e
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The Department is looking for a successful lead provider, or consortia, to successfully deliver the following key areas of activity: A prestigious National Education Nature Park that will drive and increase in engagement with nature for all children and young people whilst also developing their scientific, analytical and biodiversity skills for future studies and careers alongside driving an improvement in the biodiversity of the education estate. It will have an engaging digital presence that will inspire children, young people and teachers to participate with the range of activities it has developed and curated from various stakeholders. It will have a credible, high profile and prestigious presence amongst education and children’s services providers and biodiversity stakeholders. Over time, it will become the main portal through which the education system looks for advice, guidance and learning resources on this important issue and on climate change more broadly. It will be important that the successful provider has a lead public facing figure for the programme. A well-respected Climate Leaders Award recognised by employers and further and higher education providers that will increase and recognise the efforts of young people in improving the biodiversity of the education estate and their communities, as well as helping to develop their analytical, scientific, biodiversity and sustainable technology skills through a structured, accredited programme of activity in conjunction with the development of the Nature Park. Alongside the two main programme initiatives listed above, the successful provider and/or consortia, will also be required to: Develop climate education resources for each of the key stages, from early years through to further education. Resources to either be produced from new and/or quality assuring existing materials. Resources to then be made available and accessible to educational institutions on a Nature Park online hub, at least in the short-term (note: a medium to longer term online presence may be considered and the Department will work collaboratively with the successful provider as and when more strategic decisions are made on material hosting). Be able to administer grants on behalf of the Department to support participation and engagement in the Nature Park – activity is subject to the Department securing additional funding. The costing matrix template asks bidding organisations to define the percentage management fee charge which the provider (or sub-contractor within their consortia) would charge should such funding grants be made available. All grant funding will need to be managed and assured in line with government requirements which would be clearly outlined by the Department. TO NOTE: The Climate Leaders Award aspect of the work has been terminated since this contract was awarded.

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Education
Id
GB-FTS-165

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Education

Address

Street Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
Locality
London
Region
UK
Postal Code
SW1P 3BT
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 2
Name
Natural History Museam
Id
GB-FTS-182041

Identifier

Legal Name
Natural History Museam
Id
02909192

Address

Locality
London
Region
UKI
Postal Code
SW7 5BD
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Natural History Museum
Id
GB-FTS-182042

Identifier

Legal Name
Natural History Museum
Id
02909192

Address

Locality
London
Region
UKI
Postal Code
SW7 5BD
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 4
Name
High Court of Justice
Id
GB-FTS-36995

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of Justice

Address

Street Address
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
046420-2026-con_16545-1
Title
SCCU National Education Nature Park (Park and Award Scheme)
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-182041
Name
Natural History Museam
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-182042
Name
Natural History Museum

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
046420-2026-con_16545-1
Award ID
046420-2026-con_16545-1
Title
SCCU National Education Nature Park (Park and Award Scheme)
Status
active
Date Signed
13 May 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80100000
Description
Primary education services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80110000
Description
Pre-school education services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
80200000
Description
Secondary education services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
80300000
Description
Higher education services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
80310000
Description
Youth education services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Delivery Location

Description
The service provided is an online presence targeted at a national level but accessible to a wider audience.

Value

Amount
9,072,600
Currency
GBP

Period

Ends
30 Sept 2027, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The Department is extending the grant administration period for the RHS and allowing the supplier to appoint a GIS community science specialist with the intent to improve the programme's user journey in the final year of the contract.
Rationale
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The grant administration period extension is more of the same and the grant spend is attached. The GIS community science specialist inclusion is a minor change in ‘how’ the work is done but the scope of the work remains the same. To reprocure just this aspect of the work separately, there would be a significant cost increase and difficulty in co-ordinating the work around the existing service. We anticipate that the disruption caused from potentially introducing a new supplier into the project for this small aspect of the work would outweigh the benefits brought on by the change and would not extract the same value.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · SW1P 3BT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. 046420-2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate ·