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title: "Supporting Protected Seabird Populations"
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# Supporting Protected Seabird Populations

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ce7aefd7-3e7a-4edc-b114-d81e815a4b3c

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## Summary

The tender titled "Supporting Protected Seabird Populations" is issued by the Defra Network eTendering Portal, focusing on the environmental services industry. The tender is currently active and follows an open procurement method. Submissions are due by 23rd November 2021, with the contract period set to commence on 13th December 2021 and conclude by 31st March 2022. The project aims to investigate potential strategies to benefit seabird populations within the British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, and across the UK.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in environmental services, particularly those with expertise in ecological assessments, biodiversity management, and innovative sustainability solutions. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that can contribute to research on improving breeding conditions and food availability for seabirds would be particularly well-suited to compete. Engaging with this tender can support business growth by enabling firms to showcase their capabilities in addressing environmental challenges while contributing positively to wildlife conservation efforts.

## Notice

Background Approaches to offsetting anthropogenic impacts to seabird populations remain largely novel and untested. Offsetting may focus, for example, on improving conditions at breeding sites, by removing invasive species or creating new colonies (Furness et al. 2013). Another option, to be explored in this project, is to increase food availability to improve reproductive success or survival. In order to make evidence-based decisions about the technical feasibility, likely effectiveness and ecological consequences of such measures, it is important to consider the practicalities, how to monitor any effects, the likelihood of success and wider ecological considerations relevant to such a potential project. Aim: Explore relevant questions relating to the beneficial use of otherwise discarded fish offal as a food source for breeding UK seabirds, to inform evidence-based decision-making about the technical feasibility, likely effectiveness, and ecological consequences of such a potential practice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b401082-5305-4a30-a488-2c0cd4c5bf9a |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 13 Dec 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 28 Oct 2021 at 14:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b401082-5305-4a30-a488-2c0cd4c5bf9a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b401082-5305-4a30-a488-2c0cd4c5bf9a
  28th October 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
  Link to eSourcing Portal

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