Closed tender

Research proposals: studying the effects of large gulls on wading bird species in the Forest of Bowland

Details

Buyer: Natural England
Value: £15,000
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 8 October 2025
Submission: 2 November 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

In collaboration with partners, Natural England is seeking to better understand and gather evidence on declining wading bird species in the Forest of Bowland area which also hosts the UK's largest Lesser black-backed gull colony. Natural England is seeking a contractor to design a field research proposal which aims to address the evidence gaps identified in the Request for Quotation document. The study design will be used to support wildlife licensing applications in this area.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published8 October 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date2 November 2025

About the buyer

Natural England is a non-departmental public body. Procurement queries can be directed to Natural England's own procurement support team, or to Defra's central procurement contact, depending on the enquiry. Successful bidders must supply a Dun & Bradstreet DUNS number before a contract is confirmed.

Over the past 5 years, most of Natural England's contract awards have been in research and development, waste, cleaning and environmental services and architectural and engineering services.

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