Training for Great Crested Newt (GCN)

Environment Agency
London
Direct award
8 April 2026 to 30 April 2028

Delivery of professional training for biodiversity staff to enable competency in Great Crested Newt survey techniques. The training aims to facilitate the addition of staff as registered users on the organisation's Natural England licence, supporting regulatory duties and internal capital scheme mitigation requirements.

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Awarded value: £10k; As published
Published: 8 April 2026
Awarded: 8 April 2026; ARC Ecological Services Limited
Contract length: 25 months; Ends 30 April 2028

What the contract covers

Single training service contract

Provision of specialist ecological training services for staff on Great Crested Newt survey techniques and organisational licensing compliance requirements.

Provide training by an experienced great crested newt ecologist
Enable staff to understand GCN survey and GCN ecology and survey techniques
Help enable staff to be added as registered users for the organisation's Natural England organisational licence, which allows the organisation to survey GCN

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Single training service contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 24 months
Contract dates: 8 April 2026 to 30 April 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
CPV codes: 80000000

Services in this contract

Land-based, machinery and environmental skills trainingMain service£29k typicalGreat crested newt survey training for environment agency staff

Lifecycle

Published
8 April 2026
Contract awardedto ARC Ecological Services Limited
8 April 2026
Contract starts
8 April 2026
Contract ends
30 April 2028

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Environment Agency

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ARC Ecological Services Limited

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/358555/training-for-great-crested-newt-gcn
Buyer reference: P-39837
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-067dea
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Environment Agency. Training for Great Crested Newt (GCN). Contract award, 8 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/358555/training-for-great-crested-newt-gcn (accessed 5 November 2026).