Natural England Bat Advice Service

Official notice

Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£513,941published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 Sept 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Bat Conservation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bat Advice Service

CPV: Research consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Bat Advice Service will provide specialist advice, primarily to householders,…Awarded

The Bat Advice Service will provide specialist advice, primarily to householders, through a telephone, email, and website service and, when necessary, through visits carried out by Natural England’s network of licensed Volunteer Bat Roost Visitors (VBRVs).<br/>The main purpose of visits is to protect bats by reassuring people affected (or distressed) by them, to advise on timing (avoidance) and methods for building maintenance works (such as timber treatment, replacement of missing roof slates/tiles but not development) and to reduce the likelihood of exclusions (and consequent threat to bat conservation and licence requirements). However, there will be a small number of cases where exclusion is justified, and a licensing route is available for these cases.

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Sept 2023, 11:54 BST
Last source update: 27 Sept 2023, 11:54 BST
Authority reference: C20968
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-028490
Classification (CPV): Research consultancy services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040423 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Only supplier with technical resources to meet requirement. This is a continuation of a requirement that commenced more than ten years ago. An open procedure tender was used for this service in 2019 to test supplier market for alternative suppliers, despite 25 suppliers accessing the tender documents only one bid received, from same supplier to Natural England Bat Advice Service contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £513,9411 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Sept 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Bat Conservation Trust	£513,941 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 028490-2023-1 · Bat Conservation Trust
Signed
18 Sept 2023
Value
£513,941
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defra Network eTendering Portal

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection 17 Nobel House, London, UK, SW1P 3JRContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Public Procurement Review BodyReview body N/AContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Bat Conservation TrustAwarded supplier2712823 Studio 15 Cloisters House Cloisters Business Centre 8 Battersea Park Road London, London, UK, SW8 4BG

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.