Tender Results of Natural England

District Level Licensing: an expert opinion and an evaluation framework and monitoring strategy aligned and agreed by all providers across England-A 3 month contract (January - March 2024) to rapidly review Natural England's District Level Licensing (DLL) Theory of Change and Evaluation Framework and make recommendations. To collaboratively develop the Evaluation Framework with all DLL providers to agree a joint Framework for all scheme areas with clear indicators of success that can be monitored by all DLL providers. To develop a jointly agreed monitoring strategy that ensures data collection is aligned across all DLL providers to a...

SDDS DSIP Programme Review-Provide consultancy support to undertake an independent review of the SODS DSIP to identify why the challenges to delivery have occurred, the impact on pace, success and team wellbeing and identify realistic and achievable delivery options and delivery timescales including cost and resources. To include benefit savings (both£££ and resource) for those options and the appropriate level of resource required for those options in terms of numbers of roles and skills required. Co-creat...

Wintering bird surveys for the north bank of the Humber Estuary Yorkshire-Natural England wishes to commission passage and wintering bird surveys during January 2023 to March 2024, across terrestrial land with a potential to provide supporting habitat for bird species associated with the Humber Estuary Special Protection Area (SPA)/ Ramsar. These surveys will cover the north bank of the Humber Estuary only and be used to inform habitat suitability modelling for golden plover, curlew and lapwing and therefore a methodology has been proposed to systematically sample are...

Community Science: Resources to Survey and Assess Ecosystems and Natural Capital Assets-This contract aims to identify and collate information on existing methods, tools, and data (in terms of attributes / metrics) that various stakeholders are already using or developing to better understand ecosystems and habitats that are or could be used across England. It will also provide an assessment of their individual and collective strengths, weaknesses, and any gaps.

Wintering bird surveys for the south bank of the Humber Estuary Lincolnshire-Natural England wishes to commission passage and wintering bird surveys during January 2023 to March 2024, across terrestrial land with a potential to provide supporting habitat for bird species associated with the Humber Estuary Special Protection Area (SPA)/ Ramsar. These surveys will cover the south bank of the Humber Estuary only and be used to inform habitat suitability modelling for golden plover, curlew and lapwing and therefore a methodology has been proposed to systematically sample are...

Purchase of ATVs for NE NNRs.-Purchase of ATV's for NE NNR's.

Battery powered 4x4 4-seater utility vehicle less than 1000kg unladen weight-Supply an Electrically powered 4-wheeled utility vehicle with the following features as minimum: -less than 1000kg unladen weight - enclosed, lockable cab and seating for 4 people -4WD capability for off-road use -good ground clearance -small tippable flat-bed for carrying materials -tow-hitch for towing a small trailer -lock- differential on both axles -powered steering -front mounted winch. -road-legal use

Nutrient Neutrality - Feasibility assessment for a constructed wetland located on land near Lyscombe and Highdon SSSI in the Poole Harbour catchment area in Dorset-To create a feasibility assessment for a constructed wetland located on land near Lyscombe and Highdon SSSI in the Poole Harbour catchment area in Dorset. Nature recovery is a key focus for stakeholders, therefore naturalised solutions or those in keeping with the natural landscape should be included within the optioneering process. The output for the site assessment would be a brief report to identify the opportunities for developing a treatment wetland to treat historical nutrient loads fro...

Nutrient Neutrality -Full Feasibility Assessment of the Potential for the Development of Constructed Wetlands within Norfolk-Further feasibility work should provide the following information in report form. The work should be informed by the initial pre-feasibility report, 'Pre-Feasibility Assessment of the Potential for the Development of Constructed Wetlands'

Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay SPA Maerl Mapping Project Technical analysis and reporting of acoustic and drop-down video survey data obtained from maerl habitat-Reporting and analysis of a maerl survey of Falmouth to St Austell Bay Special Protection Area. Field data gathered by Cornwall IFCA using acoustic and imaging techniques will be analysed to assess the extent and coverage of maerl and to provide information on maerl communities within the SPA. Report is required in February 2024.