Tender Results of Natural England

Lesser black-backed gull storage and dissection-PLEASE NOTE: The closing date for this notice has been extended to 30/08/2024 at 5pm. A 2 month contract to deliver temporary frozen storage facilities and dissection of Lesser black-backed gulls shot lawfully under a licence issued by Natural England. This specification forms one component of a wider research project studying the diet and foraging strategies of Lesser black-backed gulls.

Design engaging and effective templates for the processes of notifying Special Sites of Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and the making of Protected Site Strategies (PSS)-The following contract opportunity invites suitably experienced suppliers to design digital and hard copy templates for the stages of SSSI notification and the making of PSS from: Early engagement Through to formal consultation Through to implementation The main outputs will be: Desk study research into contemporary approaches to the design of templates for this section of the Advisory Guidance. Formation of the first version of the Protected Site Strategies Advisory Guidance s...

Creation of a verified data layer of English historic parklands-A reliable England-wide data set of the location and, importantly, extent of historic designed landscape (parklands) alongside key attributes is needed to support landowners and managers in future agri-environment schemes. Whilst the location of many of these sites is known, principally through designation and local records - there are many that are unknown or their extent not fully defined. This project seeks to plug this gap. This is a data enhancement project. It will require an understand...

mNCEA 3.3 Commercial Shellfish and Bird Resource Modelling - Taw Torridge Estuary-mNCEA 3.3 Commercial Shellfish and Bird Resource Modelling - Taw Torridge Estuary

Purchase of a Mobile Welfare Unit for Golitha Falls NNR-We are the East Cornwall NNRs Team of Natural England, who manage Goss Moor and Golitha Falls National Nature Reserves in Cornwall. We are seeking a Ground Hog GP360 Eco Fusion Pulse 12ft mobile welfare unit with the following specs & extras: specs & extras: •Road legal •Two years warranty •Length 3655 mmLength (including drawbar) 4920 mm •Height (on wheels) 2.9 m •Height (on ground) 2.5 m •Generator 6 kVA •Unladen Weight 1750 kg •Possible Gross Weight 1800 kg*

Understanding the effectiveness of environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques for detection of marine mammals: Lab analysis and reporting contract-Natural England seeks a lab partner for the analysis and reporting of marine environmental DNA (eDNA) samples for the understanding of this technique for marine mammal surveying. Samples will be collected in late summer 2024 and provided to the lab for metabarcoding analysis, with expected reporting delivery in February 2025.

Integrating Mycorrhiza Into Nutrient Management Planning-We require a contractor to carry out a project which aims to review current knowledge of the occurrence of mycorrhiza in agroecosystems and develop conclusions and recommendations on how farm management can best encourage and take advantage of mycorrhizal function. The outputs will be a written literature review, with elements of meta-analysis or systematic review where appropriate, supplying any suitable data compiled during the project, and producing a presentation and infographics for commun...

Langley Wood National Nature Reserve - tree felling contract-Background to the job: Natural England is managing ash dieback and hazardous trees along roads and footpaths. The amount of felling is causing concern amongst members of the public, so it is important that work is carried out sensitively and as specified, ensuring unnecessary damage to the woodland is avoided. Timing: Work must be completed by 28th February 2025, to avoid disturbance to nesting birds. Nature of the job: •Climbing ash trees is not permitted. •The supplier will h...

Field-based surveys during the overwintering period to establish spatio-temporal distribution of oystercatchers across foraging habitats in the Taw-Torridge Estuary-This contract is for the delivery of field-based surveys during the overwintering period to establish spatio-temporal distribution of oystercatchers across foraging habitats in the Taw-Torridge Estuary. Data gathered will be used to parameterise and/or validate a Bird Food Resource Model. Two 8 hour surveys, each involving two ornithologists, will be conducted per month (over a spring tide and a neap tide) between October 2024 and February 2025 (inclusive) in the Taw-Torridge Estuary, North Devo...

Stabilisation works to Blakemoorflat scheduled monument-To consolidate and stabilise the Scheduled ruins of miners cottages for the purposes of long-term conservation, to ensure the site remains a visible and legible part of the wider Stiperstones landscape.