How to win: ECS6 Framework

About this contract

The ECS6 Framework is a flexible procurement tool used by Natural England and other Defra group bodies to contract in services from vetted and approved Suppliers. The Framework is due to launch on 1st August 2027 and will operate over a 7-year period, with a 1-year option to extend. ECS6 will follow on from the current Environment, Training, Advice and Facilitation (ETAF) Framework and will support projects across Natural England and the wider Defra Group. The main objectives of the Framework are to provide a range of advisory support, facilitation activities, and training services through an integrated, consistent, targeted, high quality, and cost-effective framework. We are looking for Suppliers who are able to provide these services in one or more of the following topic areas: 1. Water Quality and Protection, & Air Quality and Ammonia Reduction 2. Environmental Management 3. Farming and Forestry Prosperity and Investment 4. Agricultural Regulatory Baseline 5. Natural Capital and Nature Recovery 6. Climate Change adaptation and mitigation and Carbon Accounting 7. Soil Management and Protection 8. Training and Accreditation 9. Freshwater Resources and Flood Risk Manageme

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — NATURAL ENGLAND scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £100,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 5 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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