tNCEA Access Permissions 23/24

Concepts

• research and development
• england ecosystem survey
• secure land access permission
• tncea access permissions
• access permission
• access permission contact
• permission
• consultancy services
• element of the ncea programme
• intent of this notice

Location

London

Description

The intent of this notice is to notify industry an open competition for ‘tNCEA Access Permissions’. The competition shall commence 1st March 2023 and shall close 3rd April 2023.

Total Quantity or Scope

An element of the NCEA programme is the England Ecosystem Survey (EES) which is a new method of collecting environmental data. The aim of the EES is to get a true understanding of the condition of England’s terrestrial environment, and to do this we need to identify landowners and land users, and secure land access permission to carry out surveys on their land. The surveys, which will be conducted under a separate contracting method to this contract, will collect data relating to habitats, vegetation, peat and landscape as well as soil and water biota eDNA and support Natural England’s earth observation programme.The requirement is split in to two parts:Part 1 – 2024 Access Permission Contact and Request Process- Contact and responses for 2024 (940 monads with up to 6 1ha squares within each).- Gaining access permission for England Ecosystem Survey 2024.- Expected to be completed by October 2023Part 2 – 2023 Response and Acknowledgement Process- Responding to survey participants from 2023- Will commence October 2023 and will focus on contacting landowners who gave permission for survey in 2023 and thanking them for their participation

CPV Codes

• 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Award on basis of price and quality.