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Botanical Advisor for Marsh Fritillary SRP Project on The Lizard

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Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 03:19.

Opportunity overview

A nine-month project based within The Lizard NNR concerning Marsh Fritillary metapopulations. The Botanical Advisor would provide advice concerning the state of Devil's-bit Scabious at 12 sites within the NNR with respect to its function as a larval foodplant for the Marsh Fritillary. Using Marsh Fritillary data, they would provide land management advice for implementation over the winter months 2025/2026, including visiting sites with the chosen habitat management contractors. They would also oversee the harvesting of scabious seed and liaise with a commercial nursery to grow the seed on for future planting out at sites.

Awarded to

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A Byfield

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Contract value
£9.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
21 Jun 2025
Including VAT
£11k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
N/A, UKK43, PL219NX, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV92530000 — Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services

Lots

  • Lot 1£9k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
SRP117
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached. Your response must be sent to steve.townsend@naturalengalnd.org.uk by 12 midday on 13 June 2025. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to steve.townsend@naturalengland.org.uk by 30 May 2025. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
13 Jun 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
6 Jun 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Other Requirements

Reserved Participation Location

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ONS

Identifiers

K02000001

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
9,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
10,800

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Description
see RFQ

Contract period

Ends
21 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
23 Jun 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
92530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-1650
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Description
Contract Draft
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
A-1651
Format
application/msword
Description
RfQ
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
A-1652
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Description
Commercial Response Template
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 4
Id
026890-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
23 May 2025, 16:10

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJDG-6588-XDMM
Name
Natural England

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PJDG-6588-XDMM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Steve Townsend
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-156945
Name
A Byfield

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK43
Country
GB
Locality
N/A
Postal Code
PL219NX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
N/A

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
92530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-156945
Name
A Byfield

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
22 Jun 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
9,150
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
10,980

Period

Ends
21 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
23 Jun 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
045934-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
5 Aug 2025, 08:43

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05244c-2025-08-05T08:43:55+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·