Published date: 5 October 2023

Last edited date: 13 October 2023

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Awarded contract (published 3 June 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental monitoring other than for construction - 90711500

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

West Penwith Moors and Downs 001

Published date

5 October 2023

Closing date

23 October 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

13 November 2023

Contract end date

30 April 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 the development of a groundwater monitoring strategy for eleven valley fens within the West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI located in Cornwall.The aims of the monitoring are to 1. Understand the spatial and temporal variability in groundwater quality feeding the valley fens; 2.Inform our understanding of the condition of the valley fens in relation to groundwater quality; 3. Understand whether any thresholds (e.g., 2mg/l nitrate-N) are exceeded; 4. Inform our understanding of the potential sources of any elevated levels; 5. Provide a baseline to understand the effect of any future changes to land use or other activities within the catchment; and 6. Provide additional water quality data to inform modelling approaches to water quality. A key part of developing the monitoring strategy will be identifying suitable groundwater monitoring locations. The intended contract start date is 13th November 2023 and is for a period of 6 months until 30th April 2024.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

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 david.hazlehurst@naturalengland.org.uk by 12 midday on 23/10/23.

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

David Hazlehurst

Address

Natural England
Polwhele
Truro
TR4 9AD
United Kingdom

Telephone

07980863092

Email

david.hazlehurst@naturalengland.org.uk