The East Dartmoor Landscape Recovery Area is a pioneering project whose primary objective is to support the sustainable management of thriving ecosystems across a 5,000-hectare area in East Dartmoor. Funded by Defra, it is currently in its two-year Development phase. This pilot project is a collaborative effort involving nine partners, including both governmental and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), working together to lay the groundwork for the next stage of implementation spanning the next two decades. At the heart of the Development phase lies the crucial task of defining the project's optimum funding structure, as a blend of public and private funding.

On behalf of the partnership, the Devon Wildlife Trust is actively seeking the expertise and guidance of a Monitoring and Evaluation consultancy, to produce evaluation questions, a baseline and a Monitoring and Evaluation plan for the project for the next twenty years.

We invite your tender to support and advise us on this critical aspect of our project.

Timeline:

• 2 May 2024 – deadline for expressions of interest

• 3 May 2024 - panel to meet to shortlist companies & notify the two short-listed companies

• 20 May 2024, 10 am to 12.30 pm– shortlisted companies interviewed

• w/c 20 May – successful company appointed