Agri-Environment Turtle Dove GPS tracking for the Upper Beult and Marden Farm Clusters[E11]

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This contract will provide the GPS tags to be owned by Natural England and to be subsequently loaned out to a third party to study Turtle Doves in the 2025/26 breeding season. Defra's Agri-environment schemes include both the existing Environmental Stewardship, Countryside Stewardship, and the newer Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Landscape Recovery. Natural England's Agri-environment team is working closely with farmers and landowners to use the schemes offered by DEFRA to deliver nature recovery at a landscape-scale. Understanding how species respond to Agri-environment actions is crucial to target investment properly. Turtle doves are a Red-Listed species and a species of European Conservation Concern (Vulnerable). Kent holds one-third of the UK's population and more than any other individual county. The project aims to investigate turtle dove use of agri-environment schemes in the Low Weald area including hedges and scrub creation for nesting and roosting, agri-environment feeding plots, cultivated margins and areas, and ponds, and to evaluate their distribution across agri-environment landscapes. An understanding of the population dynamics of these populations could potentially be generated as an outcome. To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached. Your response must be sent to elyse.ward@naturalengland.org.uk by 23:59 on 09/02/2025. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via ema…[E5]

• ConditionDelivery location: South East, United Kingdom.[E6]
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1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:42 UTC

   The deadline (2025-02-09T23:59:00.000Z) has passed.

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1. E1

   The buyer is Natural England.

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2. E2

   The notice is classified under CPV 38112100 (Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent)).

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3. E3

   Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

   “England”

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4. E4

   Tenders must be submitted by 9 Feb 2025, 23:59 UTC.

   “2025-02-09T23:59:00Z”

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5. E5

   The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

   “This contract will provide the GPS tags to be owned by Natural England and to be subsequently loaned out to a third party to study Turtle Doves in the 2025/26 breeding season. Defra's Agri-environment schemes include both the existing Environmental Stewardship, Countryside Stewa…”

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6. E6

   Delivery location: South East, United Kingdom.

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7. E7

   This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

   “tender”

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8. E8

   The procedure is: Open procedure (below threshold).

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9. E9

   The notice was published on 28 Jan 2025.

   “2025-01-28T15:19:50Z”

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10. E10

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

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11. E11

    The notice is titled "Agri-Environment Turtle Dove GPS tracking for the Upper Beult and Marden Farm Clusters".

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12. E12

    The stated value is GBP 5,250.

    “5250 GBP”

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