Published date: 28 February 2024

Last edited date: 18 March 2024

This notice was replaced on 3 June 2024

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Awarded contract (published 3 June 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£10,000 to £30,000

Procurement reference

Humber/Invert/02

Published date

28 February 2024

Closing date

22 March 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

15 April 2024

Contract end date

15 March 2025

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

Surveys of invertebrates associated with saltmarsh within the Humber Estuary, using Common Standards Monitoring sampling protocols. The survey sites are Welwick saltmarsh (East Yorkshire), Tetney Marshes (Lincolnshire), Grainthorpe Haven (Lincolnshire), Saltfleet (Lincolnshire), with 4 sample locations at each site. 4 visits will be made between early May and end of September 2024, spread throughout the field season, with at least 4 weeks between visits. Assess the current state of the invertebrate assemblages associated with saltmarsh and associated habitats, using a combination of free-ranging searches and standardised survey methods. This includes pond netting, ground searching, spot sweeping, sweep netting. The main groups are Coleoptera and Diptera. To characterise the invertebrate assemblages and assess their quality and condition, using Pantheon, a database tool developed by Natural England and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. To record brief habitat data to aid understanding of the habitat requirements of the assemblages. To provide habitat management recommendations for the invertebrate assemblages. There may be sensitive areas for breeding birds, including Schedule 1 species. This is difficult terrain and health and safety is key within tidal areas. The timing of visits will be constrained by tide times. Contract to start April 2024, with final report to be submitted by 15 March 2025.

More information

Attachments

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To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.
Your response must be sent to morwenna.christian@naturalengland.org.uk by 12 midday on 22 March 2024.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to morwenna.christian@naturalengland.org.uk . Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

About the buyer

Contact name

Morwenna Christian

Address

Foss House, 1 - 2 Peaseholme Green, Kings Pool
York
YO1 7PX
United Kingdom

Telephone

02080 266394

Email

morwenna.christian@naturalengland.org.uk