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Assessing nutrient impacts on lakes from birds

Notice Description

When looking at the various nutrient inputs to lakes, bird faeces are often cited as a conspicuous source of nutrients, and a potential reason for not reaching favourable condition on SSSIs lakes that are designated for their lake-habitat interest. We don't currently know the nutrient loads from birds at SSSI lakes or how significant a source of nutrients this is. This project aims to produce a tool to calculate the nutrient inputs to SSSI lakes from birds. The aim is to be able to use WEBS and other available bird data, in conjunction with known concentrations of nutrients in faeces from different bird species (the contractor will need to find this information from the literature), to calculate nutrient (Total N & P) loads in kg/ha from birds for all the lake-habitat SSSIs (a list of these will be supplied). The relative importance of the nutrient contribution from the birds at each site also needs to be understood. As many SSSI lakes are currently not reaching their nutrient targets this needs to be understood from two perspectives. 1) The proportion of the current total nutrient load, which is calculated as coming from the current bird populations 2) The proportion of the total nutrient load, which would be low enough for the lakes to reach their nutrient targets, which is calculated as coming from the current bird populations. The Outputs from the project will be: * Outputs calculated for 161 individual SSSI lakes designated for lake habitat (subject to bird data being available from WEBS or other data sources). This can be presented as an excel tool populated with individual lake parameters and outputs. In which case there should be an excel output for each lake. * A report explaining the methodology used to calculate the nutrient contributions, a guide to using the tool and main findings about the contribution of birds to lake nutrient concentration in English SSSIs. * The tool must be designed so that it can be easily updated with new data on bird species and abundance utilising a particular (SSSI) lake. * The priority application for this tool is to determine impact on SSSI lakes. However, it should be designed so that it could be easily used for other non-designated site lakes (subject to supporting data being available) * The tool should be able to run independently on a laptop, using standard Microsoft products (ideally Excel) so it can be easily used and shared across Natural England and with other colleagues. * The user-interface should be easy to use, with a simple guide to accompany the tool. * One recorded teams call where the tool will be demonstrated, so it can be used as a future training resource. Please see the full RFQ and specification for further information. Additional information: Quotations are requested to provide information required in the RFQ. The timeline given in the RFQ will be followed to enable the project to be delivered by end of March 2023.

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-81c29e70-03bd-443f-89b9-893b5558fd4c
Publication Source: Contracts Finder
Latest Notice: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95e78e77-1e34-4ba1-b5a4-ef3e8e458c7f
Current Stage: Award
All Stages: Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type: Award Notice
Procurement Type: Standard
Procurement Category: Services
Procurement Method: Limited
Procurement Method Details: Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Tender Suitability: SME
Awardee Scale: Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions: 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
CPV Codes: 73210000 - Research consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: £24,999 Under £100K
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: £19,996 Under £100K
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 3 Mar 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline: 4 Nov 2022Expired
Future Notice Date: Not specified
Award Date: 10 Nov 20223 years ago
Contract Period: 21 Nov 2022 - 30 Mar 2023 1-6 months
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status: Complete
Lots Status: Not Specified
Awards Status: Active
Contracts Status: Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

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Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND
Contact Name: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality: WORTHING
Postcode: BN11 1LD
Post Town: Brighton
Country: England
Major Region (ITL 1): TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2): TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3): TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
Delivery Location: TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority: Worthing
Electoral Ward: Central
Westminster Constituency: Worthing West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers: 1
Supplier Name: UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY

Further Information

Notice Documents

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95e78e77-1e34-4ba1-b5a4-ef3e8e458c7f
3rd March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21c21591-9f65-4468-a4f4-a187ecc0411e
20th October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2db0eb3b-3ea3-44ab-b8bd-568ea6db032c
Request for quotation
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/388c4a62-31c3-4a10-9303-3216d7aeca3d
RFQ Document
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/c7b35d03-4ab9-4d07-9162-b1ee401c258f

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