Sustainability East is the East of England's independent sustainable development champion.

We work with policy makers, local government, public agencies and private business to help embed sustainable development in the region and beyond. We do this by commissioning research, hosting conferences, supporting education and acting as a candid friend

Tenders

Sustainability East publishes invitations to tender for work to be carried out on a contract basis below.

Invitation to tender: Valuing Ecosystems Services in the East of England - Regional Pilot Project

Sustainability East, on behalf of a range of regional partners, wishes to commission a study to undertake a retrospective appraisal of the Integrated Sustainability Appraisal (ISA) of the current RSS review using the Ecosystems Services (ES) Approach.

The study will explore whether the ES approach would make significant differences i.e. in highlighting different sustainability issues or offering different options. It will test whether the ES methodology can be easily integrated with the current approach to Strategic Environmental Assessment and Sustainability Appraisals at a regional level with a view to moving to the Single Regional Strategy. The project is intended to complement recently completed work on Ecosystem Services in the East of England.

Closing date for tenders is 12:00 Tuesday 26 January 2010

Associated documents:

• Project specification as an invitation to tender,
• Valuing Ecosystem Services in the East of England project reports:
  • VESiEE Main Report
  • VESiEE Appendices
  • VESiEE Case Studies
  • Non-technical summary