Provision of a survey to monitor and assess 8 plant species listed on the EU Habitats Directive

Tender description

NPWS is calling for tenders to undertake targeted surveys of the annexed plant species listed in table 1. Background information and proposed monitoring methodologies are available for all species and links to the relevant reports are also listed in table 1. Table 2 lists 117 populations targeted for survey. Baseline monitoring survey data are available for 79 of these populations. Baseline survey and assessment will have to be undertaken for 38 populations, with data gathered being in the format of and compatible with other baseline surveys as per the links in Table 1. This will involve a more detailed survey e.g. GPS coordinates for the locations of the species and the requirement to establish population values e.g. areas of occupancy, population census, etc. Refer to RFT.