Published date: 20 July 2023

Last edited date: 2 August 2023

This notice was replaced on 13 December 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 13 December 2023)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Survey services - 79311000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£1,000 to £49,999

Procurement reference

PH_LAG 2023

Published date

20 July 2023

Closing date

11 August 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

21 August 2023

Contract end date

31 December 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

To apply please respond to the attached Invitation to Quote and associated documents. Email your response to kate.bull@naturalengland.org.uk. Tenders to be received no later than 17:00 on 11th August 2023. Clarification questions deadline is 3rd August 2023.

The request is for quotations to conduct saline lagoon survey of Pagham Harbour SSSI lagoon.

The survey will follow sampling plans from previous surveys of the site to identify state and changes in state for an ecological component of biodiversity, and identify whether changes are due to natural change or as a result of anthropogenic activities,

The key objectives for the survey are to:

1. Provide an assessment of the direction of ecological change by the integration of previously obtained relevant data.

2. Repeat the previously used survey design to ensure the data are statistically robust enough to enable the collection of compatible future data and comparison with previous surveys of the site permitting quantitative long-term trend analysis.

3. Identify anthropogenic influences, impacting on the ability of the sub-feature to achieve Favourable Condition, and where possible quantify them.

4. Ensure that newly collected data is compatible (analytically) with historical survey data, and will make reference to and utilise such historical data.

Data sampling and analysis will adhere to the standards set out in the RFQ

More information

Attachments

Additional text

Proposals are requested to provide information required in the RFQ. The timeline given in the RFQ will be followed to enable the project to be delivered by end of December 2023 or sooner.

Additional contact:
Danielle Barratt
danielle.barratt@naturalengland.org.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Kate Bull

Address

Guildbourne House
Chatsworth Road
Worthing
BN11 1LD
United Kingdom

Email

kate.bull@naturalengland.org.uk