Awarded contract

Greater Horseshoe Bat Tracking

Details

Buyer: Torbay Council
Supplier(s): ECOLOGY SEARCH SERVICES LTD
Value: £9,600
Duration: 4 months
Published: 18 June 2026
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

South Hams SAC Berry Head GHB tracking to support the Local Plan in-combination assessment. There is limited empirical data on greater horseshoe bat movement within the Berry Head landscape. Existing radio-tracking studies provide useful evidence of commuting behaviour, but the data is now dated, geographically limited and reflects activity at a specific point in time. The work will involve fitting bats with Bluetooth-enabled tags to improve understanding of greater horseshoe bat movement patterns around Torbay. This evidence will be used to support the Local Plan in combination HRA assessment.

Timeline

Completed: Award published18 June 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date27 July 2026
Next: Contract expiry date27 November 2026in 3 weeks

About the buyer

Torbay Council is the local authority for Torbay, and its commercial services team manages procurement across the council.

Framework call-offs, dynamic purchasing systems and direct award to a fellow contracting authority offer further routes to a contract. Smaller-value work is quoted directly, with at least three suppliers invited and two of them based in Torbay.

Over the past 5 years, most of Torbay Council's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and health and social work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@torbay-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@torbay-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@torbay-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@torbay-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@torbay-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@torbay-council.gov