Tender Results of Natural England

Content Management: National Trails website 2024/25-Natural England requires specialist support and advice to generate new and manage existing content of the National Trails website as well as investigating and pursuing resolution to any website content or technical queries. Hosting and technical maintenance of the NT website is currently contracted out to a third party (Big Blue Door) until March 2026, but Natural England requires specialist support and advice to ensure that content shown on the existing website is relevant and accurate. This su...

Modelling projected nutrient loads in Nutrient Neutrality catchments-The key deliverable for this contract will be: Create a bespoke model for up to 15 catchments that allows the Natural England Nutrient Mitigation Team (NMT) to understand the anticipated phosphorus and nitrogen loading from housing development up to 2030, to include the pre upgrade and in perpetuity figures. This information should be summarised in tabled and mapped formats (GIS), taking the following into consideration: • The backlog in housing development as a result of nutrient neutrali...

RDE419 Development of a simple nutrient loss tool based on Farmscoper outputs-It is intended for this work to be applied to various future scenarios under Natural England work areas relating to nutrient management. The two specific work areas which have identified the need for this work are detailed below: 1. Diffuse Water Pollution Plans, Dorset Heaths SSSIs Diffuse Water Pollution Plans: In 2015, WWF-UK, Angling Trust and Fish Legal were granted permission for a Judicial Review against the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the E...

North Thames Estuary & Marshes Terrestrial Invertebrate Survey 2024-A terrestrial invertebrate survey of the North Thames Estuary & Marshes area is needed between May-September 2024. Further details are provided in the Request for Quote pack.

mNCEA Maerl and Sandbanks 2024 Project-This project will provide important data on Maerl and Sandbank habitats within the Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast Special Area of Conservation (BNNC SAC). As part of the marine Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment Programme (mNCEA) this will further knowledge regarding key habitats, obtained during the 2021Shallow Inlets and Bays Pilot Project

Cultural Service benefit indicators-PLEASE NOTE - contract value of up to £49,999 is exclusive of VAT Natural England are seeking to develop the natural capital indicators approach to improve how benefits from cultural services are included. We are particularly interested in defining indicators that make use of qualitative information on how people benefit from the environment through non-material benefits, and how to link these benefits with the condition of the natural environment. We want to improve the way that benefit...

Development of a Standard Evaluation Framework for Measuring the Impact of Outdoor Interventions on Health-Major health (WHO, 2022; PHE, 2020) and natural environment (Defra, 2023) strategies now recognise the importance of outdoor environments and engaging people with their local green and blue spaces, for physical and mental health and well-being. Despite recognition of the associations, understanding the impact of investing in outdoor interventions for improving health and well-being could be better supported through developing the evidence base. At present, evidence is limited by the variabili...

Maerl dive survey data collection analysis and report writing - Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay SPA-PLEASE NOTE - The closing date for this notice has been extended to 7th June 2024. Maerl dive survey data collection, analysis and report writing - Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay SPA Dive survey planned (and pre-booked) from 13th to 20th July 2024 (dates cannot change) Contract end date (for completion of analysis and reporting 17/02/2024. Suppliers need to provide a dive team to carry out the survey, with expertise in the identification of biological communities on maerl beds, and c...

North Thames Estuary & Marshes Aquatic Invertebrate Survey 2024-An aquatic invertebrate survey of the North Thames Estuary & Marshes area is needed between April-September 2024. Further details are provided in the Request for Quote pack.

NRN Engagement and workshop facilitation-NRN Engagement activities. Facilitating an online and face to face meeting of the NRN management group. Developing a collaborative online platform. Developing and facilitating a trial series of workshops for partnerships to plan landscape scale change.