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title: "Long Term Monitoring Network"
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# Long Term Monitoring Network

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b951ec02-7803-45e2-8920-8d3148b232e5

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## Summary

The procurement process for the Long Term Monitoring Network is initiated by the Defra Network eTendering Portal, with a focus on ensuring the sustainability of England's natural environment. The tender, categorised under laboratory and precision equipment (CPV code: 38000000), is currently in the tender stage and is scheduled to close on 5th June 2018. This process involves developing a comprehensive monitoring network aimed at studying environmental changes due to climate factors, with a contract period expected to run from 1st August 2018 to 31st March 2019. The delivery addresses span various regions across the United Kingdom, including North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, and others, requiring interested parties to engage through an open procurement method. 

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those involved in environmental monitoring technologies and services, to participate in the upkeep of vital climate data systems. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to apply, given the nature of the services required. By engaging in this tender, businesses can contribute to critical environmental research while expanding their portfolios in governmental contracts focused on ecological sustainability and innovation.

## Notice

Our remit is to ensure sustainable stewardship of the land and sea so that people and nature can thrive. It is our responsibility to see that England's rich natural environment can adapt and survive intact for future generations to enjoy. The Long Term Monitoring Network: The Long Term Monitoring Network (LTMN) is one of the ways in which Natural England understands the effects of climate change, air pollution and land management on the natural environment. It is a sister project to the Environmental Change Network (ECN). The ECN has 13 sites in the UK, which monitor lots of environmental and biological variables at high intensity. An Environmental Change Biodiversity Network (ECBN) was developed to monitor on many more sites, at lower intensity. The LTMN is England's contribution to the ECBN and includes 37 sites. In March 2014 a collaborate agreement was set up between Natural England and the Met Office to provide meteorological data for long term biodiversity monitoring sites in England via a managed network of Automatic Weather Stations (AWS). The aim of the agreement was to improve our ability to monitor climate change and its impacts on biodiversity. The collaborate agreement ends on 30th June 2018 and we wish to continue collecting meteorological data from these sites until 31st March 2019 and beyond (subject to funding). Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses an E-tendering system for Procurement activities. This is currently provided by Bravo Solutions. To access appropriate tendering and contractual documents, please access the E-tendering portal at https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk, ensuring that your registration includes "Defra". If you have any problems with this system, please contact Bravo on their telephone helpline number 0800 3684850 or by emailing them at help@bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23d4ffe8-97de-4ae7-b8a2-a555846025e0 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 May 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jun 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2018 - 31 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 | 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38127000 - Weather stations

## Release History

- 16 May 2018 at 12:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23d4ffe8-97de-4ae7-b8a2-a555846025e0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23d4ffe8-97de-4ae7-b8a2-a555846025e0
  16th May 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

## Provenance

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