--- title: "Gathering evidence on Lepidoptera for the Species Evidence Base" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-607a0ff8-4e74-47ee-82ad-1396fbe80913" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-607a0ff8-4e74-47ee-82ad-1396fbe80913" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-607a0ff8-4e74-47ee-82ad-1396fbe80913.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-607a0ff8-4e74-47ee-82ad-1396fbe80913.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NATURAL ENGLAND" published: "2022-10-05" --- # Gathering evidence on Lepidoptera for the Species Evidence Base Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-607a0ff8-4e74-47ee-82ad-1396fbe80913 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-607a0ff8-4e74-47ee-82ad-1396fbe80913) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-607a0ff8-4e74-47ee-82ad-1396fbe80913.json) ## Summary The buying organisation, Natural England, has published a tender titled "Gathering evidence on Lepidoptera for the Species Evidence Base" for research services. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender end date of 30th September 2022. The contract period is set to start on 1st October 2022 and end on 27th February 2023. This tender is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community, and social enterprises. This tender offers an opportunity for businesses in the research services sector to contribute to the Species Evidence Base project by providing data on Lepidoptera species. Companies with expertise in gathering evidence, particularly in the fields of Trends, Habitats, Pressures, Climate Change, and Actions, are well-suited to compete. Interested parties should respond to the Request for Quotation by 30th September 2022 and direct any queries to jon.webb@naturalengland.org.uk and patrick.shannon.hughes@naturalengland.org.uk by 27th September 2022. ## 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 Lepidoptera that includes 574 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 Lepidoptera 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/545117b7-b3b8-42df-bef4-8785c7308945 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Oct 2022 - 27 Feb 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £13,000 | | 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 | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73110000 - Research services ## Release History - 5 Oct 2022 at 14:12 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/545117b7-b3b8-42df-bef4-8785c7308945 - 23 Sep 2022 at 16:31 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/545117b7-b3b8-42df-bef4-8785c7308945 - 15 Sep 2022 at 12:00 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/545117b7-b3b8-42df-bef4-8785c7308945 - 14 Sep 2022 at 16:20 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/545117b7-b3b8-42df-bef4-8785c7308945 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/545117b7-b3b8-42df-bef4-8785c7308945 5th October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2c1d13cb-b0ba-4bcc-924c-1683ab26ef14 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9e0efb6c-af7a-409f-afff-9d4226a115f9 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0ed2e03b-7bd5-4c89-a018-09d296573ccc ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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