Ecological Surveys (Terrestrial)

Tender description

BCP Council’s Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) has a requirement for terrestrial ecology surveys (i.e. scope excludes marine). Rather than procure for the requirements of TCF alone, Procurement have identified a wider BCP Council requirement for a new corporate contract with customers in departments including but not limited to Environment (Parks), Housing (Asset Development) and Engineering. Ecological Surveys are required to enable habitats and species to be protected from development, and/or otherwise improved. The framework is divided into lots. The intention of this procurement is to conclude a single framework agreement for each Lot and each framework agreement will be with a single economic operator. Section 1.9 below describes restrictions on bidding for lots. Lot 1: Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (PEA) Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (PEA) Lot 2: Habitat Surveys Habitat Surveys - including but not limited to: o Phase 1 Habitat Survey o National Vegetation Classification (NVC) Lot 3: Badger Surveys Badger Surveys Lot 4: Bat Surveys Bat Surveys Lot 5: Fish Surveys Fish Surveys Lot 6: Hazel or Common Dormouse Surveys Hazel or Common Dormouse Surveys Lot 7: Invertebrate Surveys Invertebrate Surveys Lot 8: Newt Surveys Newt Surveys Lot 9: Otter Surveys Otter Surveys Lot 10: Reptile Surveys Reptile Surveys Lot 11: Wild Bird Surveys Wild Bird Surveys