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# Black Grouse and Wading Birds

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/black-grouse-and-wading-birds-ocds-h6vhtk-06eb32). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "Black Grouse and Wading Birds". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £50,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/black-grouse-and-wading-birds-ocds-h6vhtk-06eb32#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06eb32`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/black-grouse-and-wading-birds-ocds-h6vhtk-06eb32#tl-md)

## 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-134946`
  - Value: £50,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Black Grouse and Wading Birds (active)
  - Signed Value: £50,000
  - Signed Date: 23/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F080688-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-25T09:09:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T06:37:19.263Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06eb32