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Action for Bats

Natural England

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07 Aug 2026 at 12:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Natural England commissioned services to support the UK’s conservation of bat species. The work covers annual bat species action plan reporting, delivery of priority actions, monitoring and surveillance linked to the Environmental Improvement Plan and Environment Act targets, coordination of the annual UK Bat Steering Group, and submission of survey results to the National Biodiversity Network. It also contributes to the National Bat Monitoring Programme, which supports reporting under the Habitats Regulations and the requirements of the Habitats Directive. The buyer is Natural England, a central government public authority. Services are delivered across the United Kingdom. The procurement is for environmental services, including ecological monitoring, conservation programme delivery, biodiversity data management and stakeholder coordination.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Natural England used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. One service lot was awarded to The Bat Conservation Trust. The contract was signed on 1 April 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £50,000 gross, in GBP. The contract is active. The selected supplier is responsible for the full Action for Bats requirement, including reporting, priority action delivery, bat monitoring and surveillance, steering group coordination and biodiversity data submission. The arrangement was evaluated through a non-competitive below-threshold route rather than an open tender, and the published outcome identifies a single specialist supplier.

This award demonstrates demand from Natural England for specialist, nationwide bat conservation services combining field monitoring, surveillance, action planning and formal environmental reporting. A credible future competitor would need practical expertise in bat ecology and species conservation, the capacity to coordinate activity across the United Kingdom, and the ability to deliver reliable annual reporting against government environmental targets. Relevant capability also includes organising multi-organisation governance through a national steering group, managing survey programmes and quality-assuring biodiversity data for submission to the National Biodiversity Network. Experience supporting Habitats Regulations or Habitats Directive reporting, and understanding how monitoring evidence informs statutory environmental duties, would strengthen a supplier’s position. The requirement suits an organisation able to combine ecological fieldwork, conservation delivery, data management and public-sector stakeholder coordination at national scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Action for Bats

Notice Description

Through this agreement the Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) will undertake annual bat species action plan reporting, deliver on those priority actions, undertake the required monitoring and surveillance for these bat species as per the Environmental Improvement Plan and the Environment Act targets, co-ordinate the annual UK Bat Steering Group and input results of surveys on to the National Biodiversity Network. The project contributes towards the National Bat Monitoring Programme (NBMP), a primary mechanism for gathering data for Habs Regs 9a reporting to fulfill the requirements of the Habitats Directive.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06df0f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075277-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£50,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Natural England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE BAT CONSERVATION TRUST

Further Information

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