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title: "NCEA small streams monitoring programme - site ground-truthing exercise"
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# NCEA small streams monitoring programme - site ground-truthing exercise

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-91954d16-c8b3-4268-9508-6d141a1839c2

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## Summary

The public procurement process pertains to the DEFRA Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) programme, titled "NCEA small streams monitoring programme - site ground-truthing exercise." The procurement falls under the environmental services industry category and is based in the United Kingdom. The procurement method utilised was selective, involving a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender period concluded on 10th December 2021, with the contract awarded on 21st December 2021. The contract is set to commence on 1st January 2022 and will run until 16th March 2022, with a total contract value of £49,900.81.

This tender presents a lucrative opportunity for businesses focused on environmental services, particularly those capable of conducting on-site assessments across diverse and potentially remote small stream locations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in ecological monitoring, data collection, and geographical information systems (GIS) would be well-positioned to compete for such contracts. Companies that demonstrate capabilities in logistical planning and field surveying would particularly benefit, given the nature of the work required in this monitoring programme.

## Notice

The DEFRA Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) programme is aiming to develop representative ecosystem monitoring programmes across freshwater and terrestrial environments. One of these monitoring programmes will focus on small streams and headwaters. The network design process is statistical and uses maps of small streams as a starting point. However, maps do not convey the physical characteristics of individual streams, information which is necessary to understand whether one map scale is more appropriate than another and to inform survey and assessment methods. This project will address this by obtaining site information for multiple example small streams sites. It is expected that each site will be visited and information about the site characteristics recorded against a spreadsheet questionnaire and with photographs. The information obtained will inform the final design of the NCEA small streams monitoring network. The example sites will be distributed across the length and breadth of the country and not all will be close to roads or footpaths or easy to access. This will be a reflection of the types of sites, and distribution of these, in the final NCEA small streams network.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05fb0888-7411-4fd3-83a1-5ae47a0c727c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Dec 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2022 - 16 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £49,900 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £49,900 |
| 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 | AECOM INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 22 Dec 2021 at 13:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05fb0888-7411-4fd3-83a1-5ae47a0c727c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05fb0888-7411-4fd3-83a1-5ae47a0c727c
  22nd December 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/00e59e55-b7a3-4f44-8860-113938af22f3
  n/a
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c1254d6b-5154-46a5-ba68-6e24ffbb9d8c
  n/a
- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
  Link to eSourcing Portal

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