Published date: 23 June 2023

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 July 2023, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research laboratory services - 73111000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£5,000 to £10,500

Procurement reference

CEDNAGM230623

Published date

23 June 2023

Closing date

10 July 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

17 July 2023

Contract end date

30 September 2023

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

In the summer 2021 crayfish plague was identified at Soudley Ponds SSSI and Cinderford Brook catchment in the Forest of Dean and is believed to have wiped out almost the entire white-clawed crayfish population (WCC) present. We are aiming to determine the presence of remaining WCC at the SSSI and to test for the presence of signal crayfish and crayfish plauge in the catchment using environmental DNA monitoirng techniques.

There are two parts to this contract:
• The provision of eDNA water sampling equipment/kits and protocols
• DNA extraction, analysis of samples taken and reporting the results.

Natural England will be responsible for the collection of water samples over summer 2023 from sites across the Forest of Dean. Contract to be completed by 30th September 2023.

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 gavin.measures@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:00 on 10/7/23.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to gavin.measures@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:00 on 30/6/23. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

About the buyer

Contact name

Gavin Measures

Address

Floor 5, Quay House
2 East Station Road
Peterborough
PE2 8YY
England

Email

gavin.measures@naturalengland.org.uk