Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Environment Agency · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- APEM Ltd
- Value
- £86,969.72
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Waste, cleaning & environmental · Environmental services (CPV 90700000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 May 2025
- Published20 May 2025Published 11 days after the contract date
Description
Natural England leads on both the development of the Living England model (NCEA Project 1.1) and 25 YEP indicator D1 on habitat quantity, quality, and connectivity (which it is proposed will be the basis for the Environment Bill wider habitats target). The use of remote sensing satellite data to measure and monitor the location and change in habitats is a developing area of work. Developing its capacity to detect change is critical for assessing ecosystem extent over time and change in natural capital ecosystem assets. Living England produces a map of broad habitat classifications for the whole of England based on up-to date satellite imagery and a collection of ancillary data layers including elevation (and derivatives such as slope, height above nearest drainage), proximity to various features (e.g., woodland, moorland, surface water, roads) and climatic variables. This is carried out by first splitting up England into 14 Biogeographic Zones, based on National Character Areas, which…
About the supplier
APEM Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02530851).