# Assessment of protected wildlife sites in England and Northern Ireland

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by The Office for Environmental Protection.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [The Office for Environmental Protection](/buyers/the-office-for-environmental-protection/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [LAND USE CONSULTANTS LIMITED](/suppliers/land-use-consultants/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £7,797,151
- Tender value: £100,000
- Award date: 25 July 2023
- Published: 18 September 2023
- Contract start: 28 June 2023
- Contract end: 31 October 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4c586369-64b5-4735-840f-443b0b10ed89-681514
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ced4f208-8b2d-4d8d-b298-d10075787c3f

## Description

The overarching objective of this ITT is to support the OEP in developing an independent view of the effectiveness of the current legislation and its implementation in relation to the designation and management of protected sites for wildlife in England and Northern Ireland\. We would like the following to be delivered, as described further in the ITT\. A\. A literature review of publications relating to the designation and management of protected sites in England and Northern Ireland\. B\. A comparison of the effectiveness of the current legislation and its implementation in England and Northern Ireland to examples elsewhere in the world\. Full details of the project requirements and how to submit a tender are provided in the Invitation to Tender \(ITT\) attached to this contract notice\. If you have any queries about this procurement email: procurement@theoep\.org\.uk In the subject line state: CRO043-01 Protected Sites - ITT Query - YOUR COMPANY NAME Queries received by any other method will not be responded to\. We will publish our responses to queries by attaching them to this Contract Notice\. Please check this Notice regularly for these updates as we cannot contact you directly\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c586369-64b5-4735-840f-443b0b10ed89-681514)