Scope
Reference
DN768180
Description
Cambridge City Council (CCiC) has secured grant funding from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) to undertake habitat condition surveys and management plan reviews of its core natural green spaces, including Local Nature Reserves (LNRs), Commons and Closed Churchyards. This habitat mapping and assessment is intended to review the 2021 Biodiversity baseline audit that informed the CCIC Biodiversity Strategy (2022 -2030) and associated action plan. There are currently a range of site management plans of differing age and format, we require all site management plans to broadly follow the DEFRA Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP) for consistency and to inform potential future BNG funded projects.
The contract includes a report detailing the findings of the site surveys, key themes from the management plan reviews, propose potential BNG projects for further feasibility study and a detailed implementation plan to inform the planned 2025/26 CCiC Biodiversity Strategy mid-term review.
Contract 1. Local Nature Reserves & Commons Management Plan reviews
Supplier
Contract value
- £51,624 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Award decision date
24 April 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
21 May 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 22 May 2025 to 22 January 2026
- 8 months, 1 day
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90710000 - Environmental management
Contract locations
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Information about tenders
- 9 tenders received
- 9 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 9 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 8 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Supplier
MKA Ecology Ltd.
New Cambridge House, Bassingbourn Road, Bassingbourn Road, Litlington
Litlington
SG8 0SS
United Kingdom
Email: nikki@mkaecology.co.uk
Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Local Nature Reserves & Commons Management Plan reviews
Contracting authority
Cambridge City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCBT-6819-NDPJ
The Guildhall
Cambridge
CB2 1BY
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@cambridge.gov.uk
Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government