Awarded contract

Action for Bats

Details

Buyer: Natural England
Supplier(s): The Bat Conservation Trust
Value: £50,000
Duration: 8 months
Topic: Environmental services
Published: 7 August 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Through this agreement the Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) will undertake annual bat species action plan reporting, deliver on those priority actions, undertake the required monitoring and surveillance for these bat species as per the Environmental Improvement Plan and the Environment Act targets, co-ordinate the annual UK Bat Steering Group and input results of surveys on to the National Biodiversity Network. The project contributes towards the National Bat Monitoring Programme (NBMP), a primary mechanism for gathering data for Habs Regs 9a reporting to fulfill the requirements of the Habitats Directive. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published7 August 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date7 August 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 5 months

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.

Decision makers

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