CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

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Title

Conservation Consultant

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Description of the goods or services required

We are looking for a conservation consultant to help with the development of the Conservation Element of a Species Recovery Project and Stage One National Lottery Heritage Fund Bid.

Back from the Brink Cymru (current working title) is a Wales wide species recovery project, being developed by a partnership of nine eNGO’s plus Natural Resources Wales. NRW are the lead partner and the partnership comprises:

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust Marine Conservation Society

Bat Conservation Trust Natural Resources Wales

Buglife Plantlife

Bumblebee Conservation Trust RSPB

Butterfly Conservation Vincent Wildlife Trust

The partnership is developing what will be the largest multi-taxa conservation project in Wales to save our most threatened species, aiming to submit a stage 1 application to National Lottery Heritage Fund in Nov 2020 (circa £5m project; 1 year development phase, 4 year delivery). BftB Cymru will take an integrated, cross-taxa approach. Partners have begun to identify the project’s target species, focusing on those under greatest threat and where the required recovery actions can be implemented within the project timeframe. The project will be Wales wide but work will be focussed in a selection of priority landscape areas. The partnership and programme of species conservation will be developed on a scale not previously achieved in Wales. The multi-taxa, integrated management approach will facilitate news ways of working. Drawing together a series of geographically distinct projects into one programme enables an efficiency of scale and impact, particularly in coordinating engagement and well-being activities.

On behalf of the BftB Cymru partnership, Plantlife are seeking a knowledgeable and experienced consultant to support the development of the conservation element of the project and stage one NLHF bid.

The work undertaken will compliment and inform a parallel contract being let at the same time to support the development of the People Engagement Programme.

Full details of the specification and how to submit your proposal are in the attached Request for Quotation. Please note that the deadline for submissions is 20th March 2020.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=100347.

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Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

Maximum budget: £22,490 inclusive of VAT with an additional £1,750 inclusive of VAT allocated for T&S.

3 Conditions for Participation

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Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

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Additional Information

(WA Ref:100347)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice