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title: "Direct Award for the monitoring of birds boxes & removal of bird caller"
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# Direct Award for the monitoring of birds boxes & removal of bird caller

Buyer: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c9895f40-0ea6-4b80-9d39-ff3e5ffe57b4

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## Summary

Leicestershire County Council has awarded a contract for the procurement of agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural, and apicultural services. The contract, called "Direct Award for the monitoring of birds boxes & removal of bird caller," is valued at £41,833.37 and is open to all interested suppliers. The procurement method used is an open procedure, with a tender period ending on October 3, 2023. The contract will be in effect from October 10, 2023, to October 9, 2025, allowing sufficient time for the successful supplier to complete the required services in England, United Kingdom.

This opportunity can be beneficial for businesses involved in agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural, and apicultural services. Companies specializing in bird monitoring, nest box installation, and wildlife conservation are well-suited to compete for this contract. Leicestershire County Council aims to work closely with suppliers to support the monitoring and removal of bird callers and nest boxes, providing a valuable opportunity for service providers in the specified industry category. Interested businesses should review the contract details and consider how they can contribute to the project requirements.

## Notice

Leicestershire County Council has been awarded funding from Natural England to purchase and install Swift nest boxes and bird callers. In order to make this happen and monitor the impacts Leicestershire County Council must work in partnership with Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society (LROS) to support the assessment of aspect on buildings for installation, advice to homeowners about the birds, boxes& caller, advice to contractors about the birds, boxes and callers. In addition LROS volunteers to monitor the boxes and remove bird callers once the boxes have been occupied by the species. This monitoring will be required as part of the project and is condition of the funding received. LCC will provide LROS with PS14533.37 of contribution to do this activity and LROS will provide LCC evidence of the volunteer hours worth a value of PS27,300.00 which will be presented to Natural England at the point of claiming funds allocated. The total budget of this element of the project is PS41,833.37

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9878d4d-4ffe-484a-b464-19a36e4a1336 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | 9 Oct 2023 - 9 Oct 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £41,833 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £41,833 |
| 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 | LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8RA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

## Release History

- 19 Mar 2024 at 10:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9878d4d-4ffe-484a-b464-19a36e4a1336

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9878d4d-4ffe-484a-b464-19a36e4a1336
  19th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html

## Provenance

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