Published date: 12 November 2021

This notice was replaced on 22 December 2021

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Awarded contract (published 22 December 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£30,000

Procurement reference

tender_290125/1013795

Published date

12 November 2021

Closing date

10 December 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

20 December 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

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

Natural England estimated in 2018 that the regulatory system in place for bats had a cost in the region of £75 million per annum, excluding work associated with protected sites. In terms of cost, 'bat regulation' is likely to be very much the largest measure in place in England for bat conservation. Thus, it is important for bat conservation that it delivers the greatest benefit practicable.
All of the 18 species of bat normally resident in England are strictly protected as European Protected Species (EPS). For the time being, as for other EPS, the regulatory system in place is derived from the EC Habitats Directive, which specifies that:
- Measures taken pursuant to this Directive shall be designed to maintain or restore, at favourable conservation status, natural habitats and species of wild fauna and flora of Community interest
- Measures taken pursuant to this Directive shall take account of economic, social and cultural requirements and regional and local characteristics.
Correspondingly this project seeks to
- improve understanding of
o how the regulatory system is performing to maintain or restore the favourable conservation status of our bat species
o how the benefits which it offers to bat conservation status can be maximised
and
o take into account how current performance and potential improvements could affect stakeholders

The project outputs will be:
-A logic model
-A set of evaluation criteria
-An assessment of the regulatory system
-A ranking of improvements

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Rachel Wickerson

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

rachel.wickerson@environment-agency.gov.uk