Published date: 6 October 2016

This notice was replaced on 6 October 2016

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

Awarded contract (published 12 April 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

Location of contract

North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands

Value of contract

£48,000

Procurement reference

MFF 27 2016-17

Published date

6 October 2016

Closing date

26 October 2016

Contract start date

31 October 2016

Contract end date

31 December 2016

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

• A design for 'long-term' field laboratories to investigate the effects of conservation actions on hydrology and key ecosystem services (biodiversity, water flow, water quality (esp. fluvial carbon), water tables, loss of eroded peat particles and peat accumulation behind gully blocks).
• A design for intensive field trials to provide an early indication of the results of the longer-term trials.
• Identifying and installing equipment to be used for monitoring hydrology and key ecosystem services within the long-term field laboratories and short-term intensive field trials.
• A design for monitoring plans/schedules for MFFP staff to collect data from field equipment.
• A design (and production) of robust protocols to cover data collection/storage/initial processing within MFFP.
• Collation and analysis of data to provide structured scientific reports on the effects of conservation actions on hydrology and key ecosystem services, both from long-term and short-term trials.
• Communication of progress internally to MFFP using: (i) quarterly updates; (ii) structured annual reports
• Investigate relationships between vegetation survey data and remotely-sensed vegetation survey data .
• Production of Final report.

More information

Links

Additional text

Further information on the tender is available on the website at http://www.moorsforthefuture.org.uk/tenders entitled 'Further Information, errata, clarifications'

About the buyer

Contact name

Mike Pilkington

Address

The Moorland Centre, Fieldhead, Hope Valley
Edale
S33 7ZA
England

Telephone

01629 816586

Email

Michael.Pilkington@peakdistrict.gov.uk