Published date: 20 July 2020

Last edited date: 19 August 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 26 August 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental issues consultancy services - 90713000

Location of contract

GU29 9DH

Value of contract

£60,000 to £120,000

Procurement reference

SD - 00000135

Published date

20 July 2020

Closing date

26 August 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 2020

Contract end date

31 October 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) intend to form a framework agreement with a company to carry out bat surveys for SDNPA at a number of tunnels along Centurion Way.

Please note that the survey numbers particularly beyond year one are indicative at this time and the programme may be subject to alteration and work in years 2 and 3 may be dependent on the outcomes of surveys in year 1. Payment will only be made for the individual surveys ordered by SDNPA.

Background
The South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) has been developing a cycleway along the disused railway line from Chichester to Midhurst. Recently Phase II of these works received planning permission, but in addition, SDNPA Members have requested that officers continue to explore further the potential for use of the West Dean tunnel, and the two further north (Singleton and Cocking tunnels), for the extended route of the Centurion Way. This is to be achieved by gathering sufficient information to be able to consider investigating whether humans and bats can in practice share the use of these tunnels.

The SDNPA is currently looking to obtain data on the bat species using the three disused railway tunnels at West Dean, Cocking and Singleton (please see maps provided with this Invitation to Tender). The last two of these tunnels are designated as an SAC. There have been regular winter counts for many years but there is little data available for the summer usage of the tunnels.

More information

Links

Additional text

Please register or sign in to the South Downs National Park Authority's Procurement Portal using the below link

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns/aspx/Home

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Hayley Madgwick

Address

North Street
Midhurst
West Sussex
GU29 9DH
United Kingdom

Telephone

01730 819213

Email

hayley.madgwick@southdowns.gov.uk