Published date: 25 January 2023

Last edited date: 25 January 2023

This notice was replaced on 25 January 2023

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

Opportunity (published 25 January 2023, last edited 16 February 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CF-0029600D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

25 January 2023

Closing date

21 February 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

13 March 2023

Contract end date

31 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?

Yes

Description

Between now and 2025, the Gamebird Research Project will inform our wider work considering longer term regulatory solutions around gamebird releases on and around protected nature conservation sites. The over-arching project is funded and led by Defra, with Natural England (NE) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) providing expert leadership for individual pieces of research within the project.
Natural England wishes to let a contract to deliver one such piece of research. The research focuses on the potential impacts to habitats and invertebrate species that may result from gamebird rearing and releasing. This can be broken down into three areas:
• Potential eutrophication effects leading to changes in soil (and possibly air quality) conditions and fungal associations;
• Potential impacts to ground vegetation and tree flora; and
• Potential changes to invertebrate fauna as a result of floral changes or through direct impact.
To address these research areas, the successful contractor will be expected to organise, manage and undertake field studies across a range of protected sites in England across two field seasons (2023 and 2024). The contractor will also be responsible for all analysis and reporting work, overseen by a Steering Group comprised of Natural England specialists (and, potentially, additional external specialists).
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Potential Impacts of Gamebird Release

  • Opportunity
  • Published 25 January 2023

About the buyer

Contact name

Defra Group Commercial

Address

17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
GB

Email

procurement@defra.gov.uk