Awarded contract

Black Grouse and Wading Birds

Details

Buyer: Durham County Council
Supplier(s): Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Value: £50,000
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Construction work
Published: 25 August 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Direct Award under the Contract procedure Rules of the Council .Black grouse survey to establish population size/distribution and compare with national surveys. Grouse foraging study. Black grouse breed poorly, recovery is dependent on improving breeding. Tagging a sample of birds allow investigation into brood rearing habitats and management for habitats. Local Nature Recovery Strategy priorities and measures OA 01:Biological recording to help inform nature recovery BR 2:Populations of Black Grouse are secured and their distribution increased BR 03:Further field surveys to establish more accurate mapping and monitoring BR 01:Known populations and lek sites are secured through land management BR 3:Populations of the waders are secured and distribution increased BR 02:Expand the distribution of waders by providing the right conditions for breeding/wintering birds ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published25 August 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date25 August 2026
Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Durham County Council delivers local government services across County Durham, and buys as a local authority with its own corporate procurement team. Tenders and quotations are handled through the NEPO OPEN Portal, the council's online etendering system. Larger opportunities also appear on the government's Find a Tender Service under the Procurement Act 2023. Durham is one of twelve north-east councils sourcing goods and services through the North East Procurement Organisation. Specialist professional services can be sourced through the Bloom NEPRO framework across nineteen categories. The council also procures on behalf of additional public bodies beyond Durham itself.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Durham County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

45000000 · Construction work

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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