Site Condition Monitoring of Amphibians on sites around the Solway Firth

Tender description

Site condition Monitoring of Great Crested Newt and Natterjack Toad on several SAC and SSSI sites around the Solway Firth area to be completed by 31st March 2026. This project will undertake field assessment using Common Standards Monitoring methods. Please note that this is not a 'regulated procurement'; we are only using the portal, via a PIN, to reach a wider potential range of suppliers from which to select to invite to tender. Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), and Ramsar sites are designated on the basis of notified features of interest. These features of interest may be particular habitats or vegetation types, particular species, or particular geological or geomorphological features. Site Condition Monitoring (SCM) is a ten-year rolling programme of assessment, against quality standards, of the state of notified features of interest on designated sites. Lot 1: Invitation for expressions of interest, the full Statement of Requirements to be sent to those who have expressed an interest and have experience of similar work. Please supply contact details and information on relevant experience (previous similar contracts undertaken etc.) in relation to this contract. Notes of interest to be submitted by e-mail to EcoMI_HELP@nature.scot no later than 11:59 on Wednesday 23rd April 2025. Please note that this is not a 'regulated procurement'; we are only using the portal, via a PIN, to potentially reach a wider range of suppliers from which to select to invite to tender.. Please ignore the date at Section II.3 - as this is not a regulated procurement, a Contract Notice will not be published. There is only a date as the field is mandatory.