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# British Trust for Ornithology

Public sector contracts won, from published award notices

SME[Companies House 00357284](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00357284)

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Contracts won

53

since 26 Mar 2010

Total awarded

£4,165,468

where values were published

Buyers

14

public bodies

Latest win

10 Sept 2026

##  Contracts ending soon

Contracts ending in the next 18 months. Buyers usually re-tender before the end date, so these are openings for competitors.

- [Licensing Service for the Ringing and Marking of Wild Birds and Schedule 1 Species](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb7-c1bf-73eb-9e19-58e035dde1ce/licensing-service-for-the-ringing-and-marking-of-wild-birds-and-schedule-1-speci)[Natural Resources Wales](https://tendernation.io/buyers/natural-resources-wales)

    £48,871

    Ends 31 Mar 2028

##  Recent contract awards

- [JNCC business associates framework agreement to support nature conservation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be0-4cc5-737d-a5f3-f890fc5731c8/jncc-business-associates-framework-agreement-to-support-nature-conservation)[JNCC Support Co](https://tendernation.io/buyers/jncc-support-co)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    10 Sept 2026
- [JNCC business associates framework agreement to support nature conservation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be0-4cc5-737d-a5f3-f890fc5731c8/jncc-business-associates-framework-agreement-to-support-nature-conservation)[JNCC Support Co](https://tendernation.io/buyers/jncc-support-co)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    10 Sept 2026
- [Licensing Service for the Ringing and Marking of Wild Birds and Schedule 1 Species](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb7-c1bf-73eb-9e19-58e035dde1ce/licensing-service-for-the-ringing-and-marking-of-wild-birds-and-schedule-1-speci)[Natural Resources Wales](https://tendernation.io/buyers/natural-resources-wales)

    £48,871

    3 Mar 2025
- [Framework agreement for marine survey, analysis &amp; interpretation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13baa-7a1a-73bf-9695-5e694415d9a9/framework-agreement-for-marine-survey-analysis-interpretation)[Scottish Natural Heritage](https://tendernation.io/buyers/scottish-natural-heritage)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    16 Jul 2024
- [Framework agreement for marine survey, analysis &amp; interpretation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13baa-7a1a-73bf-9695-5e694415d9a9/framework-agreement-for-marine-survey-analysis-interpretation)[Scottish Natural Heritage](https://tendernation.io/buyers/scottish-natural-heritage)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    16 Jul 2024
- [Framework agreement for marine survey, analysis &amp; interpretation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13baa-7a1a-73bf-9695-5e694415d9a9/framework-agreement-for-marine-survey-analysis-interpretation)[Scottish Natural Heritage](https://tendernation.io/buyers/scottish-natural-heritage)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    16 Jul 2024
- [Framework agreement for marine survey, analysis &amp; interpretation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13baa-7a1a-73bf-9695-5e694415d9a9/framework-agreement-for-marine-survey-analysis-interpretation)[Scottish Natural Heritage](https://tendernation.io/buyers/scottish-natural-heritage)

    Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling

    16 Jul 2024
- [C25305 Acoustic Monitoring of Red-billed Leiothrix](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cf9-bae2-7001-9262-9e6b9ed2f10e/c25305-acoustic-monitoring-of-red-billed-leiothrix)[The British Trust for Ornithology](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-british-trust-for-ornithology)

    £16,104

    5 Jul 2024
- [C25305 Acoustic Monitoring of Red-billed Leiothrix](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cf9-bae2-7001-9262-9e6b9ed2f10e/c25305-acoustic-monitoring-of-red-billed-leiothrix)[The British Trust for Ornithology](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-british-trust-for-ornithology)

    £16,104

    5 Jul 2024
- [Species Evidence Base v2](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cf4-c7c0-711e-be3b-62e34b87a53b/species-evidence-base-v2)[Natural England](https://tendernation.io/buyers/natural-england)

    £12,020

    10 Oct 2023
- [AB9 Winter Bird Food](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cb5-7215-726a-8346-b323715d212c/ab9-winter-bird-food)[NE](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ne)

    £186,849

    25 Sept 2023
- [Detection of Bush Cricket assemblages and the impacts of Agri-environment scheme](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cc9-563b-731c-bd37-90476744c4b2/detection-of-bush-cricket-assemblages-and-the-impacts-of-agri-environment-scheme)[Defra](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra)

    £39,650

    7 Jul 2023
- [Detection of Bush Cricket assemblages and the impacts of Agri-environment scheme](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cc9-563b-731c-bd37-90476744c4b2/detection-of-bush-cricket-assemblages-and-the-impacts-of-agri-environment-scheme)[Defra](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra)

    £39,650

    7 Jul 2023
- [Land Use Framework: biodiversity requirements](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cc2-d9c3-7367-989c-5e8c1c6c4732/land-use-framework-biodiversity-requirements)[DEFRA](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra)

    £30,000

    20 Mar 2023
- [Timing of breeding birds in hedgerows in England](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ccd-823e-734c-af3f-645065ad561b/timing-of-breeding-birds-in-hedgerows-in-england)[DEFRA](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra)

    £15,242

    1 Feb 2023

## Companies House

StatusActive

Incorporated20 Oct 1939 (86 yrs)

AccountsGroup

IndustryOther research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

[View filing history](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00357284)## Who they win from

- [Defra Network eTendering Portal17 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal)
- [Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs8 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs)
- [Natural England8 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/natural-england)
- [JNCC Support Co3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/jncc-support-co)
- [Natural Resources Wales3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/natural-resources-wales)
- [Scottish Government3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/scottish-government)
- [Defra3 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra)
- [Scottish Natural Heritage2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/scottish-natural-heritage)

## Registered charity

THE BRITISH TRUST FOR ORNITHOLOGY (no. 216652): income £8,712,000, spending £9,028,000 in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

[Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/216652)## Bids named on award notices

Bid for 13 contracts: won 13, lost 0.

Award notices have listed every bidder only since the Procurement Act (February 2025).

## Paid by (last 12 months)

- [Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs)£1,746,762

From councils' published spending over £500.

## On government frameworks

- [Research &amp; Insights](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6126)RM6126 · ends 23 Feb 2029

## What they win

- [Research &amp; development](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development)20
- [Sewage, refuse, cleaning &amp; environmental](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental)17
- [Architecture, engineering &amp; surveying](https://tendernation.io/sectors/architecture-engineering-surveying)5
- [IT services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/it-services)3
- [Security, fire &amp; defence equipment](https://tendernation.io/sectors/security-fire-defence-equipment)2
- [Laboratory &amp; precision equipment](https://tendernation.io/sectors/laboratory-precision-equipment)1

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