Review of delivery against Powys Nature Recovery Action Plan

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On behalf of the Powys Local Nature Partnership, Powys County Council is commissioning a desk-based review of delivery against the Powys Nature Recovery Action Plan. The key outputs of the review are: • An overview of current and recent projects that are delivering against the actions of the Powys Nature Recovery Action Plan. • A matrix, mapping this activity against the individual actions in the plan. • Analysis of key themes in the plan where activity is currently limited, and any foreseeable risks around areas that are being delivered. • A business case for at least one, and up to three projects to address themes where activity is currently limited, with staff and other resource requirements to deliver them. This should identify potentially suitable funder(s) for each project, outlining any partnership working and the case for support for this. • Recommendations as to the ways in which the Powys Local Nature Partnership can add value to delivery against the Powys Nature Recovery Action Plan and bring in funding to support its delivery. The timescale for completion of the work is the end of February 2023. Final invoices must be submitted for payment before the end of March 2023. Payment is on completion of the work. Details: Expected sources of information around current and recent activity are (but not limited to) the following: • Discussion with the members of the Local Nature Partnership. • Review of project information available on Welsh Government website around Sustainable Management Scheme (SMS) and Enabling Natural Resources and Wellbeing (ENRaW) funded initiatives. • Information held by the Council around projects being delivered through Local Places for Nature funding and as part of its duties under section 6 of the Environment (Wales) 2016. • Local Nature Partnership Cymru project mapping of projects. • Communication with other organisations e.g. Town and Community Councils. • Biological Information Service (BIS) mapping to identify suitable projects to address any geographic gaps in delivery. It is assumed that this will be a desk-based review, with no travel required. Meetings with Council staff and Local Nature Partnership members will be virtual via Teams. The Local Nature Partnership meets quarterly; the Council will set up meetings between Partnership members and the successful contractor. ‘Recent’ projects are assumed to be those completed within the last 2 years. The Council does not expect nor require personal data to be collected during the interviews and that should it be collected inadvertently this should be deleted. As such, the successful contractor will need to be able to access Teams meetings, have suitable mapping software and hold an appropriate OS licence if maps are included in the review report. The contractor must have appropriate levels of professional indemnity insurance in place. Quotations: Please set out the following in your proposal: - Hourly rates for each role / staff member involved in delivery. - Assumptions as to the time to be spent on achieving each of the outputs listed. - Your proposed approach to this work and a plan setting out when key milestones are expected to be achieved. - A summary of your previous experience in carrying out work of this nature.