Published date: 22 December 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 20 October 2023, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Marine research services - 73112000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£20,833 to £41,666

Procurement reference

PBDM_WP4_Task4.1_MB&DE_SPA_aerial_RFQ

Published date

22 December 2023

Closing date

20 October 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

30 October 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

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

Natural England is seeking a contractor to complete five tasks under this contract.

Task 1) To design and conduct one high resolution / definition digital aerial survey of the entire Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary SPA this winter (2023/24) at low tide.

Task 2) To process the imagery collected under task 1) and analyse the data to provide robust population abundance estimates and spatial distribution maps of birds and marine mammals across the SPA.

Task 3) To design and conduct a high resolution/definition digital aerial survey of a specific sub-set of sites/ WeBS low tide count sectors within the SPA at low tide this winter (2023/24), simultaneously with a separately commissioned programme of ground-based counts with the specific aim of enabling a validation of the digital aerial survey method.

Task 4) To process the imagery collected under task 3) and analyse the data to provide robust population abundance estimates and spatial distribution maps of birds across each of the specific sub-set of sites/WeBS low tide count sectors.

Task 5) To produce a single report, using a Natural England template and following relevant guidance (see: Natural England publishing standards for commissioned reports - NECR000) outlining all methods and results, accompanied by all relevant output files, and other specified deliverables.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Digital aerial low tide survey and validation study of digital aerial survey methods at Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary Special Protection Area (SPA) in winter 2023/24

  • Opportunity
  • Published 25 September 2023, last edited 13 October 2023

Attachments

Additional text

EXTENDED CLOSING DATE:
The cut-off date for this publication has been extended to 20th October 2023 (originally 13th October 2023)

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ).
Your response must be sent to Sarah.anthony@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:00 on 20/10/23.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to Sarah.anthony@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

Award information

Awarded date

30 October 2023

Contract start date

30 October 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£40,106

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

HIDEF AERIAL SURVEYING LIMITED

Address

Unit 2,Dobies Business Park, Lillyhall
WORKINGTON
Cumbria
CA14 4HX
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 05587044

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Anthony

Address

Natural England, County Hall
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR52NP
England

Email

Sarah.anthony@naturalengland.org.uk