Published date: 13 October 2020

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


Closing: 8 September 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£57,050

Procurement reference

tender_247187/894850

Published date

13 October 2020

Closing date

8 September 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

12 October 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

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

Research to understand the role of follow up treatments, grazing and environmental factors in controlling the speed of bracken re-establishment after initial treatment. This is so that more accurate advice can be given to landowners and managers to; limit spread of bracken, preserve benefits of bracken control, and limit future need for chemical application. The project will draw on data collected from AES agreements, analysis of multispectral satellite imagery, and environmental data sources to establish the factors that govern the rate of re-establishment of bracken beds following bracken control. Inclusion of sites where control has not taken place will be required in order to provide a measure of the long term effectiveness of DEFRA funded bracken control and the response of bracken to changing climatic conditions. This project findings will inform multi-agency advice on bracken control and provide evidence to underpin future policy and environmental schemes. Objectives of the project are listed below.
1. Identify a methodology for measuring the extent and vigour of bracken by remote sensing using satellite data.
2. Analyse and determine the value of grazing data collected by land managers as a requirement of an AES; in order to gain a view on the effect of grazing on bracken re-establishment.
3. Determine how the above information can be combined with other environmental data such as soil characteristics, elevation, aspect, region, and climate (particularly rainfall, latest frost dates and minimum, maximum and average temperatures) to provide a broad picture of the range of factors that influence bracken recovery.
4. Identify the significance that varying grazing regimes play in controlling bracken re-expansion following bracken control across a wide range of English landscapes under a range of environmental conditions.
5. Provide evidence that will:
a. Underpin advice given to landowners
b. Inform options for future
c. Demonstrate role of grazing

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Long term effectiveness of AES funded bracken control

  • Opportunity
  • Published 7 August 2020, last edited 17 August 2020

Attachments

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Award information

Awarded date

9 October 2020

Contract start date

12 October 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£57,050

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Environment Systems Ltd

Address

9 Cefn Llan Science Park, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3AH, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Defra
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

00

Email

dgcenquiries@defra.gov.uk