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title: "Electrofishing Survey Programme for Cambridge Chalk Stream Case Study Sites, 2027 and 2028"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e97e"
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# Electrofishing Survey Programme for Cambridge Chalk Stream Case Study Sites, 2027 and 2028

Buyer: Cambridge City Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e97e

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## Summary

Cambridge City Council is procuring environmental monitoring and ecological consultancy services for an electrofishing survey programme on selected Cambridge chalk stream case study reaches. The work covers Hobson’s Brook, Cherry Hinton Brook, Coldham’s Brook and East Cambridge Main Drain, and Vicar’s Brook, subject to agreement on survey reaches, access and permissions. The appointed provider will survey fish assemblages and recruitment, interpret habitat, assess connectivity, apply brook lamprey detection methodology, assess habitat suitability, and produce technical reports and presentations. Findings must be interpreted in the context of chalk stream restoration. Delivery will take place across urban watercourses in Cambridge, for a council-led chalk stream project.

The procurement reached tender: Cambridge City Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. The contract covers 8 January 2027 to 31 March 2029, with a maximum available allocation of £29,500 excluding VAT. Bids must be submitted electronically through the council’s procurement portal by 21 September 2026 at 12:00 noon. Questions must be submitted through the portal. There is one lot. Offers will be evaluated on 70% quality and 30% price. The requirement is for services and is below the applicable threshold. The tender asks suitably qualified providers to express interest and respond through the portal.

This opportunity suits specialist fisheries, aquatic ecology and environmental consultancy providers with practical electrofishing capability and fish ecology expertise. Suppliers must hold appropriate qualifications and permissions, follow robust fish welfare procedures and biosecurity controls, and demonstrate safe working practices in urban watercourses. Strong candidates will be able to design and deliver fish assemblage and recruitment surveys, detect brook lamprey, assess habitat suitability and connectivity, and interpret ecological findings for chalk stream restoration. The work also requires clear technical reporting and the ability to present findings to stakeholders. Providers need the capacity to coordinate access and permissions across several Cambridge watercourse reaches and to deliver a coherent programme of fieldwork, analysis and communication.

## Notice

Cambridge City Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified providers to deliver a two year electrofishing survey programme across selected Cambridge chalk stream case study reaches in 2027 and 2028. The work forms part of the Cambridge Chalk Stream Project and will cover Hobson's Brook, Cherry Hinton Brook, Coldham's Brook / East Cambridge Main Drain and Vicar's Brook, subject to final agreement of survey reaches, access and permissions. The appointed provider will deliver fish assemblage surveys, recruitment and habitat interpretation, connectivity assessment, brook lamprey detection methodology and habitat suitability assessment, technical reporting and presentation of findings. Providers must demonstrate electrofishing competence, appropriate qualifications and permissions, fish welfare procedures, biosecurity, safe urban watercourse working, fish ecology expertise and the ability to interpret results within a chalk stream restoration context. The maximum available contract allocation is PS29,500 excluding VAT. Interested providers must respond through the Council procurement portal by the published deadline. All questions must be submitted through the portal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079857-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 8 Jan 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| 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 | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Cambridge City Council |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Postcode area | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB2 1BY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Market |
| Westminster constituency | Cambridge |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction
- 90712000 - Environmental planning
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2026 at 12:06 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079857-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079857-2026
  21st August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/cambridgeshire/home

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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