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Ten-year Review of Bird Wise North Kent

Medway Council

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03 Aug 2026 at 14:59

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Summary of the contracting process

Medway Council, acting for the North Kent Partnership, is procuring environmental consultancy services for the ten-year review of Bird Wise North Kent and the North Kent Strategic Access Management and Monitoring Strategy (SAMMS). The work covers internationally and nationally designated habitats across North Kent. Its purpose is to assess recreational pressure and disturbance, support lawful residential and other development, and update the evidence and mitigation needed to comply with the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations. The commission has two linked phases: reviewing evidence and updating visitor and bird-disturbance surveys, then reviewing the existing mitigation package and governance arrangements. The successful consultant will produce an updated North Kent SAMMS strategy that is fully costed and capable of delivery in perpetuity, defined here as at least 80 years. The service is classified as wildlife preservation.

The procurement has reached tender: Medway Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Questions could be submitted until 27 August 2026 at 12:00, and offers were due by 28 August 2026 at 12:00. Electronic submission was allowed through the Kent Business Portal. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. The estimated value is £40,000 excluding VAT, or £48,000 including VAT. There is one lot, with the same estimated value and contract period. Award decisions are weighted equally between price and quality: 50% each. The work is a one-year consultancy commission covering evidence review, updated surveys, assessment of recreational pressures, review of mitigation and governance, and production of the revised strategy.

This opportunity suits environmental consultancies and specialist ecological teams with experience of strategic habitat management, recreational-pressure assessment and public-sector environmental evidence. Suppliers need to be suitably qualified and experienced consultants able to review an existing evidence base, commission and deliver updated visitor surveys and bird-disturbance surveys, and incorporate additional datasets. The work also requires capability in assessing access patterns and disturbance affecting designated habitat sites, testing the effectiveness of existing mitigation measures, and reviewing governance arrangements in the context of forthcoming local government reorganisation. Strong strategy and financial-planning skills are relevant because the output must be a revised mitigation package and fully costed SAMMS strategy designed for delivery over at least 80 years. Small and medium-sized enterprises are identified as suitable for the opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Ten-year Review of Bird Wise North Kent

Notice Description

1.1This brief sets out the specification of works required to undertake a full review of the North Kent Strategic Access Management and Monitoring Strategy (SAMMS). Medway Council, on behalf of the North Kent Partnership, invites quotations from suitably qualified and experienced consultants to carry out a comprehensive review of the North Kent SAMMS. The commission will assess recreational pressures affecting the internationally and nationally designated habitats of North Kent through updated visitor survey work, provide an up-to-date evidence base for mitigation, and produce an updated and fully costed SAMMS strategy capable of being delivered in perpetuity (defined as a minimum of 80 years). 1.2The updated Strategy will support the continued lawful delivery of residential and other development across North Kent in compliance with the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations, ensuring that adverse impacts arising in combination from recreational disturbance are effectively avoided and mitigated. 1.3The commission will be delivered in two linked phases: *Phase 1 - Evidence Review and Visitor Survey Update. A review of the existing North Kent SAMMS evidence base, including the commissioning and delivery of updated visitor surveys, bird disturbance surveys and use of additional datasets, to provide an up-to-date understanding of recreational use, access patterns and disturbance pressures affecting designated Habitat Sites. *Phase 2 - SAMMS Strategy Review and Mitigation Update. A review of the existing North Kent SAMMS mitigation package and governance arrangements, considering forthcoming Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), testing the effectiveness of current measures and producing a revised, fully costed mitigation strategy for delivery in perpetuity as part of an updated North Kent SAMMS document. 1.4The Contract is anticipated to commence on 1 October 2026 and will continue for a period of 1 year.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06da27
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073267-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

92534000 - Wildlife preservation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
28 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Medway Council
Contact Name
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHATHAM
Postcode
ME4 4TR
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ41 Medway
Delivery Location
TLJ41 Medway
Local Authority
Medway
Electoral Ward
Chatham Central & Brompton
Westminster Constituency
Rochester and Strood

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