CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Coastal Designations in the Vale of Glamorgan

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

1. To review, at a UK level, custom and practice in designating coastal Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation as part of the objective to protect and enhance biodiversity.

2. To devise and/or strengthen existing SINC criteria for coastal SINC’s with a view to adoption within the Vale of Glamorgan and potentially in the rest of coastal Wales.

3. To review existing data for both habitats and species to identify candidate coastal SINC’s that meet the criteria outlined in 2 above and to recommend areas for future surveys where data is insufficient or out of date.

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2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

£4,000 - £6,000

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

The successful consultant will have knowledge and experience of coastal and marine habitats and species. An understanding of the designation and role of SINC’s / Wildlife Sites would also be helpful.

You should feel comfortable with using GIS to generate new candidate SINC site boundaries and for designating areas for further survey as well as collate existing GIS layers. Outputs will be in QGIS or ArcGIS.

Working in partnership will be particularly important. This is a collaborative process in gathering data, discussing criteria and potential SINC areas for designation. Close working will be required with Natural Resources Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan Council, the Wildlife Trust for South and West Wales, the Severn Estuary Partnership, the South East Wales Biological Records Centre and organisations like Marine Conservation Society, Seawatch Foundation and Whale and Dolphin Conservation.

A knowledge of nature conservation in Wales and the relevant legislation will be beneficial.

Consultancies that can make a quick start on this would be preferred.

Proposals MUST include a timetable of activity and delineate milestones, with dates, for the delivery of the project outputs below. In addition there will be a start up meeting and interim meetings with the Vale Coastal Project Steering Group.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

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

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:139499)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice