# Survey of Stubborn & Ferrier Sand cockle beds & mussel beds, The Wash

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [APEM ltd](/contract-winners/apem/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £15,342
- Tender value: £15,342
- Award date: 17 May 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 6 May 2016
- Contract end: 31 July 2016
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 9e9fbefc-3a5b-4010-8bd3-bf0ee850d40f-99112
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c0fd15c4-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The Wash is one of the largest protected sites in the country, exceeding 60,000ha in area and has exceptional wildlife importance\. It is the largest embayment in the UK and has the second largest expanse of mud and sandflats after Morecambe Bay\. It has the largest colony of common seal in England and is by far the most important estuary for wintering waterbirds in the UK – supporting over 300,000 birds\. This importance is recognised and protected through its designation within The Wash and North Norfolk Coast Special Area of Conservation \(SAC\) and as a Special Protection Area \(SPA\), Ramsar Site, National Nature Reserve \(NNR\) and Site of Special Scientific Interest \(SSSI\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e9fbefc-3a5b-4010-8bd3-bf0ee850d40f-99112)