# NMI: GF Centre of Excellence & NM Standards Adoption

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Defra](/buyers/defra/contract-awards)
- Published: 4 March 2026
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: bd300fde-4fd7-4614-8765-16470d1cb034-887061
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6fb8df19-cf12-4783-a3fc-bd450facd978

## Description

The tender seeks a delivery partner to design, deliver, and operate a national Centre of Excellence that strengthens the UK's nature markets over a three year period\.

## Related contract awards

- [Mids - CDF Lot 1 - LNA ECC Supervisor and ECoW 2026-27](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-13b30fe3-1876-4ca6-adb6-11edf4948060): DEFRA
- [TE2100 FBS Stage 2 Options Reappraisal Scoping Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-355eba10-05c6-4989-bce1-2112e296c7df): Defra
- [Project Hornbill - Legal Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f442d625-534e-4c8a-b0ac-d8e3ac70be02): DEFRA

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd300fde-4fd7-4614-8765-16470d1cb034-887061)