Protected Species Monitoring and Survey - Survey of Greater Horseshoe bat colony around Creech Grange, Purbeck, Dorset to inform SSSI designation.

A survey of Greater Horseshoe bats is required to inform revision of the Creech Grange SSSI designation and needs to address four key objectives:

• To identify whether there are maternity roosts for Greater Horseshoe bats in the vicinity of Creech Grange
• To investigate previously identified roosts where the roost status is unclear.
• If maternity roosts are found, to undertake roost counts to establish the size of the colony(ies) and identify the key roosts, feeding areas and commuting routes used over the summer active period.
• To synthesise the evidence to inform the designation as appropriate. It is appreciated that surveys will need to be flexible depending on the results found.

The quote should include costings as per the Request for Quotation document, section 3.

Additional information: 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 melanie.heath@naturalengland.org.uk and sue.moore@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:00 on 19/05/2023.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to melanie.heath@naturalengland.org.uk or sue.moore@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.