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title: "BASIS Certificate in Gamebird Management"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0783b7"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Natural England"
published: "2026-10-15"
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# BASIS Certificate in Gamebird Management

Buyer: Natural England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0783b7

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## Summary

Natural England commissioned a BASIS Certificate in Gamebird Management for staff in its Enforcement and Appeals Team. The work covers designing and delivering gamebird-management training and the associated BASIS accreditation for 20 staff, to support reforms to gamebird licensing compliance monitoring. This is a specialist management-training service (CPV 80532000). The training is for Natural England staff; the procurement does not identify a separate delivery location. The selected provider, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, is described as the sole supplier of the BASIS Certificate in Gamebird Management (Lowland), and the only provider of this accredited programme in England for professionals working in gamebird management.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been signed. Natural England used a direct award without competition, below the applicable threshold, for a single lot. The stated rationale was that the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust is the sole provider of this accredited programme; alternative programmes were checked through Government Campus and Civil Service Learning. The quoted price was assessed as good value against BASIS-registered courses on similar topics at the same academic level. The contract was signed on 15 October 2026 and runs from 13 to 15 January 2027. The contract value is £13,652 excluding VAT and £16,382.40 including VAT. Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust was selected as supplier.

For suppliers competing for a comparable future requirement from Natural England, credibility depends on being able to deliver training specifically in gamebird management and provide the recognised BASIS Certificate in Gamebird Management (Lowland). The buyer’s rationale indicates that accreditation is central: this was described as the only accredited programme in England for professionals in the field, with the selected provider identified as its sole supplier. A credible alternative would therefore need to demonstrate an equivalent accredited offer or a route to the required qualification, alongside the ability to train public-sector staff supporting licensing compliance monitoring and reform. The requirement was for a defined cohort of 20 staff, so providers should be equipped to design and deliver a focused course for a professional team. Price should be defensible against comparable BASIS-registered courses at a similar academic level.

## Notice

To design and deliver a training course and BASIS accreditation for 20 Natural England staff in gamebird management to support the Enforcement and Appeals Team's critical reform work on gamebird licensing compliance monitoring. The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust are the sole supplier of the BASIS Certificate in Gamebird Management (Lowland). There are no other training providers who offer this accredited programme. This Certificate is the only accredited programme available in England for professionals working in gamebird management. This bid has gone through the Learning and Development application and scrutiny process and has been awarded funding in response to a requirement to support ongoing critical reform work. This includes confirming via Government Campus and Civil Service Learning that no other programmes exist. The quoted price represents good value for money when compared against BASIS registered courses for similar topics at the same academic level.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097430-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 13 Jan 2027 - 15 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £13,652 |
| Contracts value | £13,652 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active, Pending |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Natural England |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| 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 | Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80532000 - Management training services

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2026 at 12:17 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097430-2026
- 8 Oct 2026 at 13:11 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095186-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097430-2026
  15th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095186-2026
  8th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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