Published date: 5 October 2016
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Awarded contract (published 2 December 2016)
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Contract summary
Industry
Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000
Location of contract
East of England
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
23587
Published date
5 October 2016
Closing date
20 October 2016
Contract start date
7 November 2016
Contract end date
14 March 2017
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?
No
Description
Natural England's Norfolk and Suffolk Team looks after the North Norfolk Coast SPA. We will work closely with landowners and partners who manage this area to develop shared outcomes that maintain and enhance this dynamic protected landscape and the wildlife it supports. Part of this work requires the monitoring and condition assessment of protected sites.
Low tide surveys give information on the distribution and numbers of over-wintering waterbird populations when they are feeding during low tide. They supplement the high tide roost information collected by the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS).
A national programme for low tide surveys exist which is undertaken by the volunteer counters of the Wetland Birds Survey (WeBS). However there are a few locations, such as the North Norfolk Coast, which are not covered by this programme. These are typically large embayments with large expanses of intertidal mud and sand flats which present particular health and safety problems. The surveys at these sites need to be undertaken by professional surveyors who have expert local knowledge and appropriate equipment and back-up (e.g. boat support), rather than volunteers.
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Peterborough
PE1 1NG
England
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