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# Botanical Advisor for Marsh Fritillary SRP Project on The Lizard

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/botanical-advisor-for-marsh-fritillary-srp-project-on-the-lizard-ocds-h6vhtk-05244c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal): "Botanical Advisor for Marsh Fritillary SRP Project on The Lizard". Published status: complete. Published Value: £9,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/natural-england-defra-network-etendering-portal-gov-pb202)
- **Published Value:** £9,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 June 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £9,150 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/botanical-advisor-for-marsh-fritillary-srp-project-on-the-lizard-ocds-h6vhtk-05244c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05244c`

## 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/botanical-advisor-for-marsh-fritillary-srp-project-on-the-lizard-ocds-h6vhtk-05244c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** 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 steve.townsend@naturalengalnd.org.uk by 12 midday on 13 June 2025.
If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to steve.townsend@naturalengland.org.uk by 30 May 2025. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

## Description
A nine-month project based within The Lizard NNR concerning Marsh Fritillary metapopulations. The Botanical Advisor would provide advice concerning the state of Devil's-bit Scabious at 12 sites within the NNR with respect to its function as a larval foodplant for the Marsh Fritillary. Using Marsh Fritillary data, they would provide land management advice for implementation over the winter months 2025/2026, including visiting sites with the chosen habitat management contractors. They would also oversee the harvesting of scabious seed and liaise with a commercial nursery to grow the seed on for future planting out at sites.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 92530000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £9,000

- **Contract Period:** 22/06/2025 to 21/03/2026

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

  - Supplier(s): **A Byfield**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-156945`
  - Value: £9,150 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,150
  - Signed Date: 21/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026890-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-05T07:43:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:01:02.429Z
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