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TENDER FOR HYDRODYNAMIC MONITORING FOR THE BLACKWATER ESTUARY NATURAL FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECT

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS

Buyer Address: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, SANDY, SG192DL, England

Contact Name: James Dunn

Contact Email: james.dunn@rspb.org.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
30000.0 GBP
Published
20 Mar 2025, 14:16
Deadline
04 Apr 2025, 16:00
Contract Start
20 Apr 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2027, 22:59
Category
works
CPV
45243400 - Beach-consolidation works
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
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Description

The RSPB has secured funding to deliver sand and gravel beach recharge in the Blackwater Estuary. The Blackwater Estuary NFM project is funded through the Environment Agency's £25m Natural Flood Management Programme which aims to protect communities from flooding whilst providing benefit to nature and society. Working with partners, Essex Wildlife Trust and Harwich Haven Authority, the RSPB will create and replenish approximately 6.7 Ha of shingle beach in the Blackwater Estuary to protect coastal flood defences and intertidal saltmarsh, whilst creating habitat for beach nesting birds, the nesting sites of which are increasingly under threat due to climate change induced sea level rise. One of the requirements of the funding is to undertake monitoring to demonstrate the benefit of Natural Flood Management in reducing flood risk and filling knowledge gaps on the effectiveness of NFM. The RSPB and partners are undertaking a suite of monitoring to demonstrate the flood risk and ecological benefits of beach recharge. This will include the use of miniature buoys to measure and understand changes in hydrodynamic regime following a recharge campaign Additional information: Supplier to compete ITT and additional documents will be accepted. If you wish to discuss any aspect of this tender prior to submitting a bid, please email james.dunn@rspb.org.uk

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