Procurement, run properly.
One requirement in, comparable offers out.
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Verdaq runs the whole procurement through a single system: structured search, standardised RFPs, comparable proposals, provider due diligence and a clear record of the process. Not a consultancy — a platform, delivered with assurance.
Procuring environmental credits is fragmented.
There is no single source of supply, pricing is opaque and procurement evidence is inconsistent — yet planning permission depends on getting it right.
- Identify available providers across a fragmented market
- Compare multiple schemes on different terms
- Understand pricing without published benchmarks
- Verify credit availability and delivery timing
- Coordinate documentation across parties
- A documented procurement process to support a planning submission
The result is a process that is manual, inconsistent and time-consuming — and one where planning risk sits with the developer.
Verdaq is your independent procurement partner.
We run the whole process. You get options, evidence and a clear recommendation — not a sales pitch for a single habitat bank.
- Search the market
- Identify suitable providers
- Compare options
- Coordinate enquiries
- Manage responses
- Prepare procurement evidence
- Keep a clear record of the process
- Support planning submissions
Seven steps. One documented outcome.
A structured procurement workflow, adapted to project scale and complexity.
- STEP 01Understand your projectSite, LPA, planning position, credit type(s), delivery timing.
- STEP 02Search the marketIndependent scan of registered and pipeline providers across relevant markets.
- STEP 03Compare suppliersHabitat mix, distance/strategic significance, price, delivery risk.
- STEP 04Request structured proposalsStandardised RFP so responses are directly comparable.
- STEP 05Support negotiationsCommercial and contractual review — price, terms, monitoring.
- STEP 06Procurement reportDocumented rationale and recommendation, ready for the file.
- STEP 07Compliance documentationA clear record of the requirement, offers considered and decision made.
What you receive.
Every Procurement Assurance engagement produces a clear, clear set of deliverables you can hand to your planners.
- Market search
- Provider comparison
- Indicative pricing review
- Procurement strategy
- Structured RFP
- Supplier comparison matrix
- Record of the procurement process
- Supporting documentation for planning
What we record, and in what order.
A procurement decision is far easier to explain if someone else can follow it. Every Verdaq procurement record follows the same six sections, in a fixed order, with sources noted. It is written so a planning officer or an incoming project manager can read it cold and see what was looked for, what came back and why the decision was made.
The six evidence sections, in fullLearn moreHide
Requirement statement
Fixes what was actually being procured, so the search can be judged against it later.
- Site, local planning authority and application reference
- Shortfall by credit type — habitat, hedgerow and watercourse units, nutrient kg, water volume
- Metric version and baseline workbook the shortfall came from
- Planning stage, determination date and delivery deadline
Search scope and method
Shows the search was systematic rather than a handful of phone calls.
- Spatial hierarchy applied: on-site, same LPA, same National Character Area, statutory
- Register and directory sources interrogated, with the date searched
- Filters applied and the reason for each — habitat type, responsible body, delivery date
- Providers approached, including those who did not respond
Options considered
Records every option on the table, not only the one chosen.
- Each option with units available, habitat mix, distinctiveness and location tier
- Price per unit as quoted, and total consideration
- Legal mechanism — section 106 or conservation covenant — and the responsible body
- Registration status on the biodiversity gain sites register
- Declined and no-bid responses, with the stated reason
Comparison and statutory benchmark
Demonstrates value and shows why statutory credits were or were not used.
- Like-for-like comparison across options on a single basis
- Cost envelope for the requirement against the published statutory credit price
- Delivery and timing risk noted against each option
- Where no compliant off-site option existed, the evidence supporting that finding
Decision and rationale
The part a committee or an auditor reads first.
- Option selected and the reasons, in plain English
- Who made the decision and on what date
- Conditions or assumptions the decision depends on
Audit trail and provenance
Makes the pack stand up months later when the people involved have moved on.
- Timestamped log of enquiries, responses and revisions
- Source and retrieval date for every external figure quoted
- Version history of the pack itself
- Statement of Verdaq's role — information and standardisation, not advice or warranty
Verdaq standardises and presents this information. We do not recommend, rank or warrant any supplier or outcome, and you contract directly with the provider you choose.
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