Published date: 25 September 2023

Last edited date: 13 October 2023

This notice was replaced on 22 December 2023

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

Awarded contract (published 22 December 2023)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Marine research services - 73112000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£12,500 to £29,167

Procurement reference

PBDM_WP4_Task4.1_MB&DE_SPA_ground_RFQ

Published date

25 September 2023

Closing date

13 October 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

30 October 2023

Contract end date

31 March 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?

No

Description

Natural England is seeking a contractor to complete three tasks under this contract.

Task 1) To deliver a programme of 4 (four) once monthly (November 2023 - February 2024) standardised shore-based surveys of the abundance and distribution of all waders and waterfowl within the Leven, Kent, Lune and Wyre estuaries and the South Walney & Piel Channel Flats in accordance with the current WeBS Low Tide Counts scheme methodology.

Task 2) To deliver a single, ground-based survey (possibly entailing repeated counts through the day) of the abundance and distribution of all waders and waterfowl within selected low tide count sectors within XXXXX, according to a bespoke methodology set out in this RfQ, and to coincide in time with the overflight of a digital aerial survey aircraft.

Task 3) To process and analyse the survey data from tasks 1 & 2.

Task 4) To produce a single report, using a Natural England template and following relevant guidance (see: Natural England publishing standards for commissioned reports - NECR000) outlining all methods and results, accompanied by all relevant output files, and other specified deliverables.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Shore-based low tide counts and validation study of digital aerial survey methods at Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary Special Protection Area (SPA)

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 1 September 2023

Attachments

Additional text

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ).
Your response must be sent to Sarah.anthony@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:00 on 13/10/23.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to Sarah.anthony@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

Sarah Anthony

Address

Natural England, County Hall
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR52NP
England

Email

Sarah.anthony@naturalengland.org.uk