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title: "Gathering evidence on Lichen for the Species Evidence Base"
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# Gathering evidence on Lichen for the Species Evidence Base

Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1d634c47-a1d9-45a8-8412-7549357adc00

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## Summary

Natural England is seeking specialists to gather evidence on Lichen for the Species Evidence Base. The procurement involves creating a centralised database capturing data on 408 lichen species across various categories including Trends, Habitats, Pressures, Climate Change, and Actions. The tender deadline is on 30/9/22, and the contract period starts on 1/10/22 and ends on 27/2/23.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for SMEs and research services providers interested in contributing to species recovery efforts within Natural England's Nature Recovery Network. Businesses with expertise in biodiversity conservation and ecological research are well-suited to compete in this tender, which follows an open procedure with a contract value of £9000 GBP.

## Notice

The Species Evidence Base (SEB) will contain novel and useful information on species that can be queried and analysed. It will provide a command of the underlying species evidence, representing the first steps towards holistic species recovery within Natural England's Nature Recovery Network. It does so by centralising species information in one place in a novel and new way. This Species Evidence Base (SEB) will focus on important species listed in Environment Act targets, notably those associated with the abundance target and the extinction rate target. We require specialists to gather the data for Lichen that includes 408 species (Species listed in Annex 1). Evidence gathered for each species is split into five categories: Trends, Habitats, Pressures, Climate Change and Actions. In total there will be approximately 50 fields that need addressing for each species (Provisional fields and parameters list in Annex 2) . For most fields, there will parameters on what can be entered- either Yes/No or multiple choice based on a range. Supplier will fill out the fields based on their current knowledge and understanding for each species. We do not expect there to be existing evidence for all the fields for all species and expect that supplier will use their expertise and experience of Lichen to provide their best estimate. For more information on the HWNS tool or this project, please refer to the RfQ Additional information: To apply please respond to the attached Request for Quotation no later than 07/10/22. All queries must be sent by 03/10/22. These should be sent to both jon.webb@naturalengland.org.uk and patrick.shannon-hughes@naturalengland.org.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07f5462d-d4e5-4a77-8fd7-ad5eb6c170cc |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 9 Nov 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £9,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £7,344 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATURAL ENGLAND |
| Locality | WORCESTER |
| Post town | Worcester |
| Postcode | WR5 2NP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |
| Local authority | Worcester |
| Electoral ward | Nunnery |
| Westminster constituency | Worcester |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PLANTLIFE INTERNATIONAL - THE WILD PLANT CONSERVATION CHARITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 3 Mar 2023 at 12:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07f5462d-d4e5-4a77-8fd7-ad5eb6c170cc
- 5 Oct 2022 at 14:13 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8aebc973-f702-4ba8-a29f-2f148ba54f6a
- 23 Sep 2022 at 16:30 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8aebc973-f702-4ba8-a29f-2f148ba54f6a
- 15 Sep 2022 at 12:03 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8aebc973-f702-4ba8-a29f-2f148ba54f6a
- 14 Sep 2022 at 16:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8aebc973-f702-4ba8-a29f-2f148ba54f6a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07f5462d-d4e5-4a77-8fd7-ad5eb6c170cc
  3rd March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8aebc973-f702-4ba8-a29f-2f148ba54f6a
  5th October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/976cf9a5-1b09-4bd3-821f-09a46aabfa21
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7590a745-f65e-42ad-8b4f-00b7369c8828
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/eabb31ce-90a1-4eb0-a60d-f7b581e6ed81
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3e7d042a-7d9f-4fba-94c8-221319ebec0b
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/4a8380ad-ba14-4ac7-8cfa-d0b67e0c8963

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