Published date: 19 March 2024

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


Closing: 3 October 2023, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 77000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£41,833.37

Procurement reference

LEICSCC001-DN692635-65377698

Published date

19 March 2024

Closing date

3 October 2023

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

10 October 2023

Contract end date

9 October 2025

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Leicestershire County Council has been awarded funding from Natural England to purchase and install Swift nest boxes and bird callers. In order to make this happen and monitor the impacts Leicestershire County Council must work in partnership with Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society (LROS) to support the assessment of aspect on buildings for installation, advice to homeowners about the birds, boxes& caller, advice to contractors about the birds, boxes and callers. In addition LROS volunteers to monitor the boxes and remove bird callers once the boxes have been occupied by the species. This monitoring will be required as part of the project and is condition of the funding received. LCC will provide LROS with £14533.37 of contribution to do this activity and LROS will provide LCC evidence of the volunteer hours worth a value of £27,300.00 which will be presented to Natural England at the point of claiming funds allocated. The total budget of this element of the project is £41,833.37

Award information

Awarded date

3 October 2023

Contract start date

10 October 2023

Contract end date

9 October 2025

Total value of contract

£41,833.37

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society

Address

13 New Forest Close,
Wigston,
Leicester LE18 2RW

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Manjit Bath

Address

County Hall
Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
England

Email

Manjit.Bath@leics.gov.uk

Website

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html