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title: "England Ecosystem Survey"
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# England Ecosystem Survey

Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-995c2ea9-4c97-4e83-9acf-b2f52e9c8d7b

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## Summary

The Natural England organisation is planning a tender process for the England Ecosystem Survey, which is part of the NCEA programme. The survey aims to collect data on England's terrestrial environment and natural capital assets. The planned survey will cover vegetation, habitats, soil properties, and more. The procurement is in the planning stage, with an anticipated contract start date of March 1st, 2024. Interested parties must submit their Expression of Interest by November 3rd, 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in research services and environmental services. Companies with expertise in field data collection, particularly in vegetation and soil studies, are well-suited to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. The open procurement method allows for fair competition, and the contract value is set at £2,500,000 GBP.

## Notice

An element of the NCEA programme is the England Ecosystem Survey (EES) which is an ambitious new method of collecting environmental data. The aim of the EES is to get a true understanding of the condition of England's terrestrial environment and natural capital assets. To achieve this the survey will collect data on attributes of extent condition and connectivity relating to habitats, vegetation and landscape features and landscape character, as well as soil physical and chemical properties and soil and water biota eDNA. It will also collect data to support Natural England's earth observation programme. Change will be assessed through repeat surveys on a five-year cycle The basic survey unit is a 1km2 area based on Ordnance Survey National Grid squares, or monads. Each year a new sample of monads will be surveyed through a combined sampling approach of randomly selected squares stratified by ITE land classes, and a proportion targeted to increase the likelihood of covering certain habitat, soil and landscape character types. The baseline sample will be established over the first five-year period. Following a period of method development, piloting and refinement, the first full field survey took place in 2023, aiming to scale this up in 2024. Planning and delivery of quality field surveys of a range of vegetation and landscape elements at targeted areas within a monad. The aim for 2024-25 is to carry out the surveys in 750 monads in total with an anticipated 150-400 monads contracted via the open tender route. However, this is subject to change. Additional information: Natural England are developing a specification for: * England Ecosystem Surveys: Vegetation and Landscape field data collection * England Ecosystem Surveys: Soils Field Data Collection This data shall assist Natural England in developing the specification and to inform a potential procurement strategy. The data required to assist the development of the strategy includes: - The biogeographical zones your organisation could cover - Any assumptions that have informed your estimation of how many monads could be surveyed over a three-month period -Detail on how you would resource the delivery of field surveys -Supplier capacity to deliver the surveys - Availability of staff with FISC/BSBI level 3, 4 and above botanical field skills, or equivalent experience The procurement strategy and route to market is yet to be confirmed, however, the procurement is expected to be advertised before the end of November 2023 with an anticipated Contract start date of March 1st 2024. The data collected from the returned surveys shall be used to inform the requirement, procurement route and any other potential upcoming procurements. Please return the completed survey by 16:00 November 3rd 2023 to dgc.NCEA.Commercial@defra.gov.uk Please note that this is an Expression of Interest and Request for Information only; a further notice shall be released once the procurement is advertised.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba7ea3c1-3a81-43c4-a84a-b4ea904f13e6 |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 27 Nov 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATURAL ENGLAND |
| Locality | WORTHING |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN11 1LD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |
| Local authority | Worthing |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Worthing West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services
- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2023 at 14:15 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba7ea3c1-3a81-43c4-a84a-b4ea904f13e6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba7ea3c1-3a81-43c4-a84a-b4ea904f13e6
  26th October 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b515f91a-7806-45f0-9890-7fbbefa9e85f
  EOI document
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6182b04d-e809-44fe-b076-2022f75d497f
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d33cf180-7d05-449a-9d10-c0e8ea9e4a33
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/df3a8942-60da-4b9c-810b-bf0c0110cd2d
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e8748f68-5b48-442f-92dc-6c5f904ccc58
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/55303bf7-b0e4-4516-8776-a8bb4527f372
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/abaa7594-23c1-410e-a774-092e9d7c134f
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/76f77390-e326-4005-9fab-14ffa51a40ff
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3234992f-1281-4dc3-984d-c8cb3878b696
  EOI document

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