Notice Information
Notice Title
Upland Breeding Bird Surveys - South Pennine Moors SSSI
Notice Description
Call-off under SSSI Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, to determine and describe and quality of:<br/>* Assemblages of breeding birds - Upland moorland and grassland with water bodies <br/>* Aggregation of breeding birds - Golden Plover<br/>* Aggregation of breeding birds - Curlew<br/>* Aggregation of breeding birds - Merlin<br/>* Aggregation of breeding birds - Twite<br/>* at the following sites:<br/>* South Pennine Moors SSSI
Lot Information
Lot 1
The purpose of this contract is to:
* Determine and describe the location(s) and quality of:
* Assemblages of breeding birds - Upland moorland and grassland with water bodies
* Aggregation of breeding birds - Golden Plover
* Aggregation of breeding birds - Curlew
* Aggregation of breeding birds - Merlin
* Aggregation of breeding birds - Twite
* at the following sites:
* South Pennine Moors SSSI
* Make an overall condition assessment of the feature using standardised survey methods.
* Record details of any 'pressures' observed at the site which may impact on the condition of the monitored feature(s)
* Suggest where current management is working and, where it is not, why that might that be.
* Make comments on the monitoring specification
South Pennine Moors SSSI - Background Information
South Pennine Moors SSSI is outstandingly important for its extensive upland habitats and their associated species. The site is the largest area of unenclosed moorland within West Yorkshire and contains the most diverse and extensive examples of upland plant communities in the county. Extensive areas of blanket bog occur on the upland plateaux and are punctuated by species rich acidic flushes and mires. There are also wet and dry heaths and acid grasslands. Three habitat types which occur on the site are rare enough within Europe to be listed on Annex 1 of the EC habitats and Species Directive (92/43) EEC. These communities are typical of and represent the full range of upland vegetation classes found in the South Pennines.
The moorlands support nationally important numbers of golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, curlew Numenius arquata, merlin Falco columbarius and twite Carduelis flavirostris. These species and the rest of the moorland breeding bird assemblage require the mosaic of habitats and large area of the moors for their survival. The blanket bogs are the main breeding grounds for the golden plover and dunlin Calidris alpina. The South Pennine Moors hold 1.3% of the British breeding population of golden plovers. The very large number of meadow pipits Anthus pratensis nesting on the bogs are a major food source for the merlin. The deeper cover provided by the heather provides nest sites for a range of other species. The merlin population of the South Pennine Moors is particularly important. 4.7% of the British population nests on these moors. Golden plover are also known to nest on recently burnt areas of heather. Curlews favour the wet acid grasslands and semi-improved areas on the edge of the moors to breed. A significant number (0.8%) of the British curlew population breed on the South Pennine Moors sharing this habitat with lapwing Vanellus vanellus and in the wettest areas snipe Gallinago gallinago and redshank Tringa totanus. Twite Carduelis flavirostris on the South Pennine Moors represent 1% of the British breeding population. Twite use virtually all the moorland habitats at different stages of their lifecycle. They prefer heather for nesting but also use bracken, boulder screes, grass tussocks and dry stone walls. Feeding on small seeds they utilise grassy areas throughout the moorlands, weedy areas on the moorland edge, semi-improved pastures and even areas of burnt Molinia grassland
The South Pennine Moors SSSI is made up of 165 management units with the interest features of the site occurring across multiple units.
Procurement Information
This is a call-off under framework contract 'SSSI Monitoring and Evaluation', Lot 1. All four Lot 1 Suppliers requested to quote, only two submitted bids.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069125
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040932-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79311000 - Survey services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £125,019 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Apr 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
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
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- 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
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