Published date: 21 May 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 22 April 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£145,640.75

Procurement reference

CF-0496600D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

21 May 2025

Closing date

22 April 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

12 May 2025

Contract end date

31 July 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

This contract covers Five SSSI Lake Sites in Cumbria, assessing the 'Lake Habitat' feature:

1. Armboth Fells SSSI (2 Lakes: Blea Tarn & Dock Tarn)
2. Skiddaw Group SSSI (2 Lakes: Scales & Bowscale Tarn)
3. Helvellyn & Fairfield SSSI (2 Lakes included in contract: Red Tarn & Grisedale Tarn)
4. Scafell Pikes SSSI (2 Lakes: Styhead Tarn & Sprinkling Tarn)
5. Claife Tarns and Mires SSSI (3 Lakes: Three Dubs Tarn, Moss Eccles Tarn & Hodson's Tarn)

Aims

The purpose of the contract is listed below:  

1. Undertake a whole site assessment of the Lake Habitat using the standardised methods outlined in Common Standards Monitoring Guidance & provide a recommended condition of the Lake Habitat at each of the five sites.  
2. Provide a unit-by-unit description of the designated lake habitat, including an assessment of each unit/lake.  
3. Record details of any 'pressures' observed which may impact on the condition of the lake habitat.  
4. Suggest where current management is supporting favourable condition, where it is not and why might that be.    
5. Undertake a climate change risk assessment of the lake feature at each site.
6. Comment, where relevant, on the targets in the monitoring specification     

Further information about the sites can be located on Natural England's Designated Sites View: https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/  

The results will allow Natural England to undertake a Commons Standards Monitoring assessment of the condition of the lake feature at each site and help with advising future management.


More information

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Award information

Awarded date

13 May 2025

Contract start date

12 May 2025

Contract end date

31 July 2026

Total value of contract

£145,640.75

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

AECOM Ltd

Address

Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street, London, E1 8FA

Reference

None


About the buyer

Contact name

Harjinder Grewal

Address

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom

Email

harjinder.grewal@defra.gov.uk