Pipeline Framework: Community Science: Resources to Survey and Map Ecosystems and Natural Environment Assets

A pipeline has been launched for Community Science: Resources to Survey and Map Ecosystems and Natural Environment Assets.The contract start Date is 4 December 2023. Approach to market date is 1 November 2023.This contract aims to identify and bring together existing stakeholders, methods, tools and data in a habitat mapping space. It will investigate, collate and describe the current role and future potential of community science in contributing to national habitat monitoring, including, but not limited to.i. Ground truthing (validate/verify) existing mapping.ii. Collecting useful field data to inform, correct and update existing mapping.iii. Identify gaps within existing mapping.This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: Natural England, Guildbourne House, Chatsworth Road, Worthing BN11 1LD. Email: heather.thomas@naturalengland.org.uk (Heather Thomas)