Notice Information
Notice Title
Ecological Services Framework (EcoSF) 4
Notice Description
The Ecological Services Framework 4 (EcoSF4) will allow the Environment Agency, Natural England and other Defra Group organisations, to use approved contractors to carry out technical and regulatory work. It will cover a range of freshwater and coastal ecological services, including, but not limited to, specialist macroinvertebrate services, habitat and species surveys and evaluation, river restoration, geomorphology, habitat creation and fish passage design.
Lot Information
Fish passage design services
Fish passage feasibility and detailed design, for the full range of fish passage options, for European eel, migratory and non-migratory salmonids and all coarse fish species.
Additional services such as Biodiversity Net Gain assessment for fish passage designs and post-construction inspections may be included, but have yet to be confirmed.
* Geomorphological investigation design, including
general principles for survey design,
recommendations for specific surveys, and pre- and
post-project appraisal
* Desk based geomorphological assessments and
reports, such as historical trend analysis, aerial
photograph mapping, LiDAR, mapping etc.
* Field-based geomorphological surveys, assessments
and monitoring, such as fluvial audits, catchment
baseline surveys, geodynamic assessment, river
reconnaissance, site walkovers, drone surveys, River
Habitat Surveys (RHS) etc.
* Expertise in undertaking the river and stream
geomorphology assessments, e.g. MoRPH survey
techniques
* Development and delivery of geomorphological and
working with natural processes training and technical
reference material
* Input into the development of Natural Flood
Management (NFM) schemes and proposals
* River, wetland and other habitat enhancement,
restoration, creation and management
Suppliers will be permitted to bid for all or some of the core services within this lot.
* Surveys of macroinvertebrates, including field survey and
sample collection
* Macroinvertebrate species identification and appropriate
enumeration
* Formal quality assurance procedures for survey and
analysis methods
Additional services such as data analysis and report writing may be included, but have yet to be confirmed.
Suppliers will be permitted to bid for all or some of the services within this lot.
For freshwater, estuarine, coastal, intertidal and terrestrial habitats and species.
* Habitat surveys and reports, including baseline
assessments, post-project appraisal and ecological
monitoring
* Species surveys and reports, including appropriate
survey design, post-project appraisal and monitoring
* Surveys, advice and reports relating to the control of
Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS)
* Advice and reports relating to mitigation and
enhancement for protected species
* Advice on matters relating to licensing and legislation
for both protected species and INNS
* Specialist training in survey design, survey techniques,
mitigation and enhancement and/or interpretation of
data
Suppliers will be permitted to bid for all or some of the services within this lot.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03eeaa
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023401-2023
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90700000 - Environmental services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £18,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Aug 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Sep 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)
- Contact Name
- Harjinder Grewal
- Contact Email
- harjinder.grewal@defra.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3JR
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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