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title: "Digital aerial surveys (Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay) winter 2020/2021"
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# Digital aerial surveys (Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay) winter 2020/2021

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-90a32a41-b9ac-4c12-b425-07dbeb9cac60

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Defra Network eTendering Portal, which is looking to award a contract for "Digital aerial surveys (Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay) winter 2020/2021" under the industry category of Environmental services. The procurement is currently in the award stage, with an active award status dated 13th January 2021. The contract spans from 1st December 2020 to 29th March 2021, and the procurement method was a limited competitive quotation due to its value being below a certain threshold. The tendering process concluded on 19th October 2020.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in environmental consultancy or aerial survey services. Companies that specialise in ecological studies, data collection for wildlife populations, or have capabilities in conducting aerial surveys would be particularly well-suited to participate. The engagement is particularly advantageous for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can offer competitive quotations and demonstrate their expertise in delivering high-quality survey data critical for the management of protected wildlife areas.

## Notice

The Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay SPA was classified in 2017 and is designated for wintering black-throated diver Gavia arctica, great northern diver Gavia immer and Slavonian grebe Podiceps auritus, which are all listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive . The wintering population of black-throated divers in Great Britain is estimated to be 560 individuals (Musgrove et al. 2011). In winter, the UK as a whole contains a small fraction of the estimated European breeding population (153,000 - 276,000 individuals; Delaney & Scott 2006), with most of the population wintering in the eastern North Sea, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea and Adriatic Sea (BirdLife International 2004). The aerial survey work will enable Natural England to determine an up-to-date population estimate of black-throated divers, great northern divers and Slavonian grebes and understanding of the distribution of birds within the Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay SPA. High quality data on abundance and distribution of the qualifying features is required to inform management of the SPA and assess its condition. The population abundance estimates will also provide a comparison for future site monitoring to report on the condition of the site as part of a rolling monitoring programme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c840790a-530c-46bd-9dd0-abc551e24dcd |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jan 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Oct 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2020 - 29 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £38,080 |
| 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 | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | APEM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 13 Jan 2021 at 09:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c840790a-530c-46bd-9dd0-abc551e24dcd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c840790a-530c-46bd-9dd0-abc551e24dcd
  13th January 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1d3b208c-a05c-4e63-bc5c-e49ce16e4cbd
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