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title: "Natural England Bat Advice Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-040423"
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# Natural England Bat Advice Service

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040423

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## Summary

The buying organization, Defra Network eTendering Portal, has awarded a contract for the Natural England Bat Advice Service. This falls under the research consultancy services category and involves providing specialist advice on bat conservation. The procurement method used was a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The award was granted to Bat Conservation Trust, with a contract value of £513,940.60 signed on 18th September 2023.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses involved in environmental protection services to engage in providing consultancy for bat conservation. As the award was granted based on technical requirements and lack of competition, businesses with expertise in this niche area would be well-suited to compete. The contract location is in the United Kingdom, and the procurement process has now reached the award stage, positioning interested businesses to contribute to bat conservation efforts in the region.

## Notice

Bat Advice Service

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Bat Advice Service will provide specialist advice, primarily to householders, through a telephone, email, and website service and, when necessary, through visits carried out by Natural England's network of licensed Volunteer Bat Roost Visitors (VBRVs).
The main purpose of visits is to protect bats by reassuring people affected (or distressed) by them, to advise on timing (avoidance) and methods for building maintenance works (such as timber treatment, replacement of missing roof slates/tiles but not development) and to reduce the likelihood of exclusions (and consequent threat to bat conservation and licence requirements). However, there will be a small number of cases where exclusion is justified, and a licensing route is available for these cases.

### Procurement Information

Only supplier with technical resources to meet requirement. This is a continuation of a requirement that commenced more than ten years ago. An open procedure tender was used for this service in 2019 to test supplier market for alternative suppliers, despite 25 suppliers accessing the tender documents only one bid received, from same supplier to Natural England Bat Advice Service contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028490-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £513,940 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BAT CONSERVATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services

## Release History

- 27 Sep 2023 at 10:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028490-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bats.org.uk
- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

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