Published date: 17 August 2022

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


Closing: 13 July 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£80,000

Procurement reference

WILTS001-DN616847-86862432

Published date

17 August 2022

Closing date

13 July 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

30 August 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

A number of key wildlife and landscape management projects have been incorporated into the 'Natural Landscapes' element of this Scheme.

Nurturing Nature forms one project of an ambitious Natural Landscapes programme within the Scheme. This project will run from 2022 to March 2024, with potential for a limited short-term extension. Across the project a number of desired outputs and outcomes have been identified including:

Outputs:
• 4,500 species records collected and submitted to records centres;
• 100 sites surveyed for species and to record habitat condition;
• 2,600 people engage with news, information via social media and the web;
• 110 people trained in species identification skills;
• 27 community recruitment and awareness raising events;
• 5000 people attend events or engage on-line about nature as part of the project;
• 60% of participants in training and at events will have learnt something new about the natural heritage of the Chase & Chalke LPS area;
• A minimum of 1,900 individual volunteer recording days;
• 30% more people in local communities can name special species or habitats that that are found in this landscape;
• At least 50 people will become regular active biological recorders active in the area supporting landowners and designated sites not being monitored;
• 25 species aided;
• 145ha better managed as a result of biological data collected and shared, and based on the current management agreements and plans (if any).

Outcomes:
• Quality and biodiversity value improved of key habitats

Award information

Awarded date

17 August 2022

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

30 July 2023

Total value of contract

£81,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

Address

Elm Tree Court, Long Street, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1NJ, United Kingdom

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Mead

Address

County Hall
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
BA14 8JN
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 7769162166

Email

andrew.mead@wiltshire.gov.uk

Website

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/