Published date: 15 July 2024

Last edited date: 5 August 2024

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Awarded contract (published 24 September 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£10,999 to £41,666.67

Procurement reference

240715MM

Published date

15 July 2024

Closing date

16 August 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

9 September 2024

Contract end date

28 February 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

An Earth Observation based approach to developing Urban Habitat and Naturalness Maps was developed during 2021/22 and further refined during 2022/23 which included the upscaling of application of the method to a small selection of major urban conurbations in England (Tyneside, Greater Manchester, Greater Birmingham).
In upscaling (known as the Phase 1 roll out), the Urban Habitat and Naturalness method was refined to a point where it is intended that no further refinements will be made so as to ensure that a suite of maps for all the major urban conurbations in England can be developed with a consistent method underpinning their development. Subsequent methodological modifications may then be made to create an updated method for use in developing any second iteration Urban Habitat and Naturalness Maps in the future.

The focus of this contract will be on applying the established method to a third phase suite of areas in order to expand the England coverage of Urban Habitat and Naturalness maps. The target areas for Phase 3 of the Urban Habitat and Naturalness mapping are the East Midlands including Nottingham, Derby and Leicester, Teesside, Coventry, Stoke and Newcastle under Lyme, Dartford and Gravesham, Sheffield and Rotherham. The contact will apply the mapping method to the target areas and deliver a suite of GIS based whole area maps of Broad and Detailed Urban Habitats, Naturalness and Combined Naturalness Factor maps for publicly accessible green spaces. The mapping will cover the area within the combined administrative boundaries of the local authorities within the target areas.

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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 by 17:00 on 16/08/24.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to martin.moss@naturalengland.org.uk by 02/08/24. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

Contract values stated above are VAT exclusive.

About the buyer

Contact name

Martin Moss

Address

Natural England
2nd Floor Arndale House
Manchester
M4 3AQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

01233 812525

Email

martin.moss@naturalengland.org.uk