Published date: 16 October 2015

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.


Closing: 10 November 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Forestry management services - 77231000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£29,999

Procurement reference

CR2015/16/041

Published date

16 October 2015

Closing date

10 November 2015

Contract start date

1 December 2015

Contract end date

31 March 2019

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?

Yes

Description

Consultants are invited to tender to support Forest Research in the further development and delivery of i-Tree in the UK. Specifically, consultants may be requested to:
- conduct plot-based and full inventory i-Tree Eco survey field work, in line with the i-Tree Eco manual (i-Tree Eco Manual can be found at https://www.itreetools.org/resources/manuals.php)
- conduct training in the use and implementation of i-Tree (especially i-Tree Eco and i-Tree Canopy), this maybe of small (~6) to large groups (~20people ) comprising a mix of backgrounds and expertise ranging from volunteers to tree specialists, to correctly implement i-Tree manual. Training must include classroom tutorials plus a practical element, to include real-life examples. Training sessions may be requested in England, Scotland or Wales
- conduct supervision of i-Tree survey field work, and conduct Quality Assurance checks of i-Tree survey field work in line with the i-Tree Eco manual
- provide expert advice to Forest Research and appointed partners on application and developments in the full suite of i-Tree programmes, including Eco, Streets, Design, Hydro and Canopy
- preparation of project proposals for co-delivery of i-Tree surveys with Forest Research
- produce full reports to disseminate the results of i-Tree projects, reports should be of a technical nature, while written in a manner that is accessible to a diverse readership
- peer-review and Quality Assurance checks of publications
- add to Forest research reputation to enhance funding applications for i-Tree related work
Please send all enquiries by email to Kieron Doick to allow us to notify you of any questions and answers we may receive.

More information

Attachments

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Suppliers must express their interest in this tender by the 10th November 2015 in order to be eligible to submit a tender. To express an interest please email: kieron.doick@forestry.gsi.gov.uk. Suppliers must download the attached tender documents by the same date.

About the buyer

Contact name

Dr Kieron J. Doick

Address

Land Regeneration and Urban Greenspace Research Group, Centre for Sustainable Forestry and Climate Change
Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham, Surrey
GU10 4LH
England

Email

kieron.doick@forestry.gsi.gov.uk