# Species Evidence Base - version 2; Lepidoptera

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Natural England.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Natural England](/buyers/natural-england/contract-awards)
- Supplier: Butterfly Conservation
- Award value: £32,578
- Tender value: £40,000
- Award date: 19 October 2023
- Published: 2 February 2024
- Contract start: 23 October 2023
- Contract end: 30 June 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e7327907-536b-47de-b902-132db6b91743-719639
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e75449f6-3faa-497f-b5dc-3ac6ed70f506

## Description

Species Evidence Base version 2 will form a novel, single repository for information on species taxonomy and status, population trends and distribution, habitats, pressures, climate change vulnerability, and recovery actions\. We want the tool to be available for use by Natural England staff by July 2024, to inform evidence-led decision making in critical areas of our species recovery work\. We require a specialist lepidoptera expert who is able to assimilate a variety of information sources and use their own expert knowledge to complete all data fields in the template spreadsheet for all butterfly and moth species in scope\. Work delivery will run from Oct 2023 - Jun 2024\. Additional information: To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation \(RFQ\) attached\. Your response must be sent to william\.cole@naturalengland\.org\.uk by 11:59pm on 13/10/2023\. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to william\.cole@naturalengland\.org\.uk\. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7327907-536b-47de-b902-132db6b91743-719639)