Published date: 2 August 2023

Last edited date: 25 August 2023

This notice was replaced on 21 November 2023

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

Awarded contract (published 21 November 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Environmental monitoring other than for construction - 90711500

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£10,000 to £45,000

Procurement reference

NEPW_020823_CSUMF

Published date

2 August 2023

Closing date

1 September 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

11 September 2023

Contract end date

7 February 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?

Yes

Description

A Community Science Urban Monitoring Framework (CS) will form the foundation of a comprehensive monitoring strategy for urban environments. Community Science, synomnous with citizen science, presents an opportunity to advance our approach to study and better understand the ecological and natural capital resources in urban and residential spaces.

While a range of projects and initiatives operating at a range of scales have pioneered the use of CS in urban areas these have not coalesced around a single comprehensive narrative that serves the need for a holistic, multi-resolution understanding of urban environments and its long-term monitoring.

This contract will provide an initial framework to enable and guide more collaborative working to better coordinate our own efforts and engagements with citizens (active and potential citizen scientists) to study ecosystems and natural capital within urban areas and enable a more accurate understanding of the state of urban nature.

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NOTE: The deadlines for this publications have been extended. Due do an error in the original Request for Quotation the closing date for this tender has been extended to 10am Friday 1st September. Please note, the previous Request for Quotation listed the value of the contract as £10,000 to £24,999. The correct contract value is £10,000 to £45,000.

To apply please respond to the attached Invitation to Quote and associated documents. Email your response to amy.pilsbury@naturalengland.org.uk. Tenders to be received no later than 10:00 on September 1st 2023. If you have questions, please email Amy Pilsbury (email above) by no later than 10:00 on August 11th 2023.

About the buyer

Contact name

Miss Amy R Pilsbury

Address

Sterling House
Dix's Field
Exeter
EX1 1QA
England

Email

amy.pilsbury@naturalengland.org.uk