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title: "AES M&E Project: Maintaining Visibility of Archaeological Sites on Moorland"
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# AES M&E Project: Maintaining Visibility of Archaeological Sites on Moorland

Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-41c3c7c9-5841-4ebd-bb73-3becca202262

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## Summary

The procurement process is being carried out by Natural England for the "AES M&E Project: Maintaining Visibility of Archaeological Sites on Moorland" within the environmental monitoring industry category. This tender involves monitoring and evaluating agri-environment schemes to maintain the visibility of archaeological sites on moorland. The tender is in the open procurement stage with a deadline for submissions on July 11, 2023. The contract period is set to start on August 9, 2023, and end on March 31, 2025.

This tender by Natural England provides an opportunity for businesses, especially in environmental monitoring, to participate and potentially secure contracts. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to compete. Businesses interested in delivering services related to agri-environment schemes and historic environment assets monitoring would be well-suited to engage in this procurement process. The project aims to assess the success and delivery of certain options and improve their implementation based on the findings.

## Notice

Agri-Environment Schemes (AES) Monitoring and Evaluation Project: Maintaining the visibility of archaeological sites on moorland: has the success of upland ELS (options UD13, UHD13 and UOD13) been continued and replicated within CS (option UP3) and what do counterfactual sites tell us about the efficacy of these options? What lessons can we learn for E.L.M.? This project will: Identify uptake of these options; including transition between schemes and map uptake against known Historic Environment assets Identify how delivery of these options is operating Identify how delivery of these or comparable options could be improved The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5947c559-9f30-4a32-b42d-44018c2216e3 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 8 Aug 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATURAL ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction

## Release History

- 16 Jun 2023 at 08:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5947c559-9f30-4a32-b42d-44018c2216e3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5947c559-9f30-4a32-b42d-44018c2216e3
  16th June 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

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