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Ecology Survey 2026 Tender

SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED

In context

This is a contract notice published by a government body covering services. Delivery covers United Kingdom (Europe). It is classified under Biodiversity and Nature against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords.

Summary

Severn Trent Water is procuring a broad range of ecological survey and support services, including protected species surveys, habitat assessments, biodiversity net gain plans, and ecological impact assessments. It suits ecological consultancies with UK protected-species licensing and field survey capability, including SMEs that can deliver individual survey types.

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About this tender

Severn Trent Water Limited is procuring ecology survey and supporting services. The supplier would be expected to undertake a broad range of ecological surveys and related support work, including Preliminary Ecological Assessments, use of the HERT tool, reinstatement plans, Biodiversity Net Gain plans for planning, EIA documents, UKHab assessments, EcIA, Assent and HRA, and Water Framework Directive assessments. Species-specific survey work is also in scope. This covers Great Crested Newt, bat, badger, reptile, otter, water vole, white-clawed crayfish, breeding, wintering and nesting bird, and fish surveys. Vegetation work includes detailed NVC/FCT surveys, and invasive non-native species (INNS) surveys are included. Additional services include ecological supervision of vegetation clearance, Biodiversity Enhancement Plans, Ecological Protection Plans, protected species licence applications, and Landscape and Ecological Management Plans. The page does not state the contract duration, number of lots, or delivery schedule.

Key requirements

  • ✓Protected species surveys (great crested newt, bat, badger, reptile, otter, water vole, white-clawed crayfish)
  • ✓Preliminary Ecological Assessments, UKHab, EcIA, and HRA/Assent work
  • ✓Biodiversity net gain, enhancement and protection plans, and protected species licence applications
  • ✓Ecological supervision of vegetation clearance and INNS surveys

Relevant sectors

How this compares

  • Compared with 184 similar tenders (biodiversity in United Kingdom) listed in the last 12 months.
  • Similar tenders that state a value range from $15k to $625m, with a median of $113k (141 tenders).
  • It allows 35 days to respond, longer than the typical 21 days across 158 similar tenders.
  • This is the only similar tender from this organisation listed here in the last 12 months.

Figures are computed from notices listed on Raise Lens in the same sector and country over the last 12 months.

About this sector

Biodiversity funding backs habitat restoration, species protection, protected areas and nature-positive business. It comes from environment agencies, multilateral nature funds and conservation philanthropy, often through competitive calls with defined regions. Applicants are usually asked for baseline surveys, local partners and indicators that show ecological change.