Tenders/Wintering bird surveys on the Humber Estuary, January 2027 to March 2027

Wintering bird surveys on the Humber Estuary, January 2027 to March 2027

Natural England

Published: Nov 2, 2026

Updated: Nov 2, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a consulting contract in the environment and climate and agriculture and food security sectors, with a focus on Biodiversity. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for consulting in the environment and climate sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

This project involves undertaking wintering bird surveys in agricultural fields and other open habitats up to 10 km from the Humber Estuary SPA. The aim of this project is to collect additional data to support a Natural England-led Habitat Suitability Modelling project. The modelling is intended to help identify areas of potentially suitable habitat for wintering waterbirds and wading bird species associated with the Humber Estuary SPA, helping to improve our understanding of their distribution in the surrounding landscape. This commission requires wintering bird surveys at 40 sample locations between January and the end of February (or early March if required).

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on November 2, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: 103809-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Natural England

Natural England has issued 423 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 13 currently open and 214 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Environment & Climate, Research & Innovation, and Agriculture & Food Security. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and UK Contracts Finder. Most recent publication: November 2, 2026.

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This is a Consulting contract in the Environment & Climate sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

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