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title: "Request For Information- England Ecosystem Surveys: Vegetation and Landscape & Soil Field Data Collection"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-040ee8"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NATURAL ENGLAND (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)"
published: "2023-10-25"
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# Request For Information- England Ecosystem Surveys: Vegetation and Landscape & Soil Field Data Collection

Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040ee8

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## Summary

The Natural England, a national agency/office, is planning a tender for the England Ecosystem Survey programme. The tender, titled "Request For Information- England Ecosystem Surveys: Vegetation and Landscape & Soil Field Data Collection", falls under the environmental services category. The survey aims to collect data on habitats, vegetation, landscape features, soil properties, and water biota. The procurement stage is currently planned, with an expected advertisement before November 2023 and a contract start date of March 1st, 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in research and development consultancy services and environmental services to participate in field surveys for vegetation and landscape elements in the UK. Companies with expertise in ecological data collection, soil analysis, and environmental mapping may find this opportunity well-suited for their business growth. Interested parties can engage with Natural England, the buying organisation, for further details and preparations before the procurement is officially advertised.

## Notice

Natural England are developing a specification for: 
* England Ecosystem Surveys: Vegetation and Landscape field data collection 
* England Ecosystem Surveys: Soils Field Data Collection
This data shall assist Natural England in developing the specification and to inform a potential procurement strategy. The data required to assist the development of the strategy includes:

- The biogeographical zones your organisation could cover
- Any assumptions that have informed your estimation of how many monads could be surveyed over a three-month period
-Detail on how you would resource the delivery of field surveys
-Supplier capacity to deliver the surveys
- Availability of staff with FISC/BSBI level 3, 4 and above botanical field skills, or equivalent experience

The procurement strategy and route to market is yet to be confirmed, however, the procurement is expected to be advertised before the end of November 2023 with an anticipated Contract start date of March 1st 2024. The data collected from the returned surveys shall be used to inform the requirement, procurement route and any other potential upcoming procurements. 

The survey and draft specification is available upon request from dgc.NCEA.Commercial@defra.gov.uk or the attachment on the equivalent Contracts Finder notice. Please return the completed survey by 16:00 November 3rd 2023 to the aforementioned email address. 
Please note that this is an Expression of Interest and Request for Information only; a further notice shall be released once the procurement is advertised.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Planning and delivery of quality field surveys of a range of vegetation and landscape elements at targeted areas within a monad. The aim for 2024-25 is to carry out the surveys in 750 monads in total with an anticipated 150-400 monads contracted via the open tender route. However, this is subject to change. Additional information: Please note that this is an Expression of Interest and Request for Information only; a further notice shall be released once the procurement is advertised.

Please contact lucy.coulson@defra.gov.uk for the draft specifications and additional information relating to the surveys. A Contracts Finder notice shall also be published that shall have the documents readily available via an attachment to the notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031487-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 27 Nov 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATURAL ENGLAND (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

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 25 Oct 2023 at 13:21 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031487-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

## Provenance

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