JNCC Seabird Flight Height Laser Rangefinder Data Tender

Tender

Production of seabird flight height distributions from at-sea laser rangefinder data

• JNCC SUPPORT CO UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-035825

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0686c6

Published 20 April 2026, 5:04pm

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Scope

Reference

C26-0699-2196

Description

This project aims to create Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus and European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) flight height distributions from flight height data collected from boats with laser rangefinders (LRFs), which can then be used to inform collision risk models (CRMs).

The aim of this contract is to assess and provide plausible analytical options to address various sources of measurement error in LRF Manx Shearwater and storm petrel flight height data, based on the (already collected) available data, and to then implement the recommended option(s) to produce a robust general flight height distribution. Ideally the project would also separately produce flight height distributions across different environmental conditions to demonstrate the potential impacts of key variables, such as wind, on flight behaviour.

To meet the overall aims of this project (Section 2), the objectives are:

1. Explore existing Manx Shearwater and storm petrel data and recommend appropriate analytical options that can account for the potential sources of measurement error (as described in Section3) in LRF flight height data and production of flight height distributions.

2. Implement the recommended analytical option(s) to incorporate measurement error into flight height estimates of Manx Shearwater (and storm petrels, if possible) and generate initial flight height distributions from currently available data which were collected in 2025.

3. Provide guidance on data quality issues from the 2025 field season that could be improved upon for the 2026 field season.

4. Provide guidance on interpretation and robustness of resulting flight height distributions, and considerations for implementation within standard UK stochastic CRM (sCRM) frameworks and tools.

5. Post-2026 field season, incorporate new data into the existing dataset and integrate into analyses developed as per Objective 2, and update analytical workflows as necessary.

Total value (estimated)

• £28,000 excluding VAT
• £33,600 including VAT Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

• 8 June 2026 to 30 September 2026
• 3 months, 23 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

Environmental services

Contract locations

• UK - United Kingdom

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

8 May 2026, 2:00pm

Tender submission deadline

15 May 2026, 2:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

If interested in this project, potential bidders are invited to download the ITT zip folder attached to this advert.

Bids should be submitted to the following email address: TenderResponse@jncc.gov.uk by the date and time shown within this advert.

Tenders may be submitted electronically

No

Award criteria

Name	Description	Type	Weighting
Quality of Bid	Clarity of proposal particularly work programme and deliverables (10)

Understanding of, and relevance to, the requirements in particular the adequacy of outputs and understanding of analytical methods...

Show full description | Quality | 50% |
| Details of Contractor | Expertise, experience, and balance of team (10)

Risks if important team members drop out (8)

Previous experience in delivering similar work (7) | Quality | 25% |
| Price | Total Cost (Including and whole-life cycle or Lifecycle costs)(to include a breakdown of costs by Objective) (8)

Risk of cost variation (e.g. Indexed or fixed pricing) (5)

Unit Rates (5)

Transparency and...

Show full description | Price | 25% |

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Documents

Associated tender documents

C26-0699-2196_ITT.zip

If interested in this project, potential bidders are invited to download the ITT zip folder attached to this advert.

Bids should be submitted to the following email address: TenderResponse@jncc.gov.uk by the date and time shown within this advert.

Contracting authority

JNCC SUPPORT CO

• Companies House: 05380206
• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRPL-6981-TDJT QUAY HOUSE, 2 EAST STATION ROAD, FLETTON QUAYS

PETERBOROUGH

PE2 8YY

United Kingdom

Email: contractqueries@jncc.gov.uk

Region: UKH11 - Peterborough

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Scotland