Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c01-5d02-725e-ab6e-55d78383a465/esph-sb-ashdown-forest-special-protection-area-spa-monitoring-strategy-and-vis awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # ESPH SB Ashdown Forest Special Protection Area (SPA) Monitoring Strategy and Visitor Survey (ESPH132) - AWARD [SE Shared Services](https://tendernation.io/buyers/se-shared-services) Estimated value Not stated Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 28 Apr 2016 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Wealden District Council are seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced consultants to devise an Ashdown Forest SPA monitoring strategy that will assist Wealden and other local authorities in identifying a long-term monitoring Framework to understand bird populations at Ashdown Forest and to assess the success of SANGs and access management at the SPA. The successful consultant shall also be required to devise and undertake a visitor survey at Ashdown Forest to provide evidence to inform the Wealden Local Plan and the application of the avoidance and mitigation strategy for Wealden and other relevant local authorities. In broad terms, the work required to be undertaken includes the following: - To generate and compile up-to-date and credible visitor use data to determine visitor access patterns and recreational use at Ashdown Forest SPA. - To devise an Ashdown Forest SPA monitoring strategy. These two projects are inter-linked in that the visitor survey methodology will form part of the SPA avoidance and mitigation monitoring strategy. \*\*This project has now been awarded\*\* ## CPV classification Environmental services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/bc456e06-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile SE Shared Services: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/se-shared-services) [Sector More Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental) ## More tenders like this [Pest Control Services · North West Leicestershire District Council · 28 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a78-76cf-73ca-9148-bf8480ffab27/pest-control-services) [CA18586 - Holy Trinity Academy Tender for Cleaning Services · Holy Trinity Academy · 36 days left · 25 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a26-19da-71f5-9f87-dc93fa8ea0ed/ca18586-holy-trinity-academy-tender-for-cleaning-services) [Holy Trinity Academy Tender for Cleaning Services · Holy Trinity Academy · 36 days left · 25 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15a0a-9efc-730a-8e75-6d0f272a5c2a/holy-trinity-academy-tender-for-cleaning-services) [Cleansing and Minor Maintenance of Public Conveniences and Locking/Unlocking of other Council Assets · Dover District Council · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-cac5-7136-be28-4cc48dc3d737/cleansing-and-minor-maintenance-of-public-conveniences-and-lockingunlocking-of) [Provision of Compactor and Skip Inspection, Maintenance and Repair Services · Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council · 21 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1599c-cc93-70d6-8a3e-dcc2dadf159a/provision-of-compactor-and-skip-inspection-maintenance-and-repair-services) [Tipping and Waste Disposal Framework Agreement - Ref 01044 · Tai Tarian Ltd · 42 days left · 1 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1592e-eb96-720b-86e3-9e68da7861b7/tipping-and-waste-disposal-framework-agreement-ref-01044)