# Plantlife Action for Plants MOA 2016-17

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Plantlife
- Award value: £50,000
- Tender value: £50,000
- Award date: 6 October 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 11 October 2016
- Contract end: 31 March 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ce4af6ee-7471-4630-8e3a-d120b6c473f6-111608
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-47ad342f-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

There are 5 broad objectives comprising 16 projects and covering 30 priority vascular plant species: 1\. To improve the conservation management of rare and threatened Fenland vascular plant species including underpinning research, survey, experimental management and trials - this work will focus on three s\.41 species: Fen Orchid, Yellow Early Marsh-orchid & Fen Violet\. 2\. To improve the conservation management of rare and threatened Breckland vascular plant species including underpinning research, survey, experimental management and trials - this work will focus on thirteen s\.41 species\. 3\. To create the conditions favoured by the s\.41 species; Dune Gentian, together with a programme of monitoring both in advance of, and following management works at its only English locality; Braunton Burrows\. 4\. To enhance the effectiveness of AE management options \(both targeting and delivery\) for threatened arable plants: targeting eleven s\.41 species within a further four NCAs identified through the Important Arable Plant Area project \(East Anglian Chalk, Chilterns, Wealden Greensands & South Downs\) - additional to the two pilots undertaken in 2015 and looking in detail at delivery effectiveness for three s\.41 species on at least eight land holdings\. 5\. To revise the "Juniper dossier" which forms the basis of collated action across southern England for this s\.41 shrub, drawing together information from the old dossier and new research and observations\. Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses e-tendering, provided by Bravosolutions\. In order to access the Bravo system you will need to be registered\. Could I therefore request that you register on the Bravo portal for Defra\. If you’re already registered on the Bravo portal please check that your registration includes Defra, as you have to specify us in order to correctly receive the tender documents\. If you have any problems with the registration process, please contact the Bravo helpline on 0800 368 4850 or alternatively email them at help@bravosolution\.co\.uk\. The link you require for new registration/amendments to registrations is - https://defra\.bravosolution\.co\.uk

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce4af6ee-7471-4630-8e3a-d120b6c473f6-111608)