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title: "T0591 Habitat Degradation"
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# T0591 Habitat Degradation

Buyer: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b3dee8f8-0980-4422-a26a-585f1f0ef0e7

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## Summary

National Highways has awarded a contract titled "T0591 Habitat Degradation" to SPaTS Atkins and CH2M Joint Venture for the design and execution of research and development within the biodiversity sector. The objective is to standardise habitat degradation rates across UK's soft estate assets, model implications on land use, and prioritise maintenance. The contract runs from 14th August 2024 to 31st August 2024 with a value of £48,262.26. The procurement was managed as a selective call-off from a framework agreement, and the research is categorised under CPV 73300000. Delivery is centred in London, United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in ecological research, environmental consultancy, and biodiversity management to showcase their expertise and establish fruitful relationships with National Highways. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) skilled in habitat analysis, environmental impact studies, and strategic maintenance planning are particularly well-suited to benefit from this initiative, potentially leading to further contracts and long-term collaborative ventures.

## Notice

National Highways' Biodiversity Team is looking to set up a contract for the undertaking of research into habitat degradation curves. This will be used to define formal asset degradation curves for National Highways and be used to prioritise the maintenance to sustain biodiversity levels and a mosaic of land cover across the estate. Specific aims and objectives for this research task are: - To standardise habitat degradation rates for NH soft estate assets, including regionally specific rates based on climate and geological variations throughout the UK. - To define points of no return when standard cyclical maintenance activities for a given habitat type would no longer be possible on a plot resulting in a 'non maintainable' plot and 'run away' natural success without additional investment. - To model and interpret the implications of findings on existing land use and maintenance regimes across the soft estate and to identify potential opportunities to alter maintenance regimes to ensure asset integrity.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b1cd14a-3f24-4edc-bd25-e4622de8d261 |
| 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 | 15 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | 13 Aug 2024 - 31 Aug 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £48,262 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £48,262 |
| 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 | NATIONAL HIGHWAYS |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B1 1RN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SPATS ATKINS AND CH2M JOINT VENTURE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

## Release History

- 15 Aug 2024 at 10:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b1cd14a-3f24-4edc-bd25-e4622de8d261

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b1cd14a-3f24-4edc-bd25-e4622de8d261
  15th August 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/630087a6-4a8f-4d1d-abba-8cf28161ce47
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