Monitoring and Management of Council Land for Biodiversity Net Gain

Wiltshire Council
South West
Open procedure
30 May 2025 to end not published

The contract involves acting as a designated Responsible Body to enter into legal conservation covenants with the landowner. The service provider is responsible for the formal monitoring and management of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) units generated from council-owned land, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements to enable the sale of units to developers for housing projects.

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Awarded value: £68k; As published
Published: 7 March 2025
Awarded: 16 September 2025; RSK Biocensus
Contract length: Not stated

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of ecological consultancy and environmental monitoring services to act as a designated Responsible Body for Biodiversity Net Gain conservation covenants.

Act as the designated Responsible Body for Wiltshire Council-owned land
Enter into conservation covenants (legal agreements) with Wiltshire Council as a landowner
Formally monitor the delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain on Council-owned land

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 360 months
Contract dates: 30 May 2025 to end not published
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 90710000, 71351200, 90713000

Services in this contract

Biodiversity net gain assessment and adviceMain service£67k typicalResponsible Body monitoring of BNG delivery on council land

Lifecycle

Published
7 March 2025
Contract awardedto RSK Biocensus
16 September 2025
Contract starts
30 May 2025
Contract endsEnd date not published

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Wiltshire Council

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/919281/monitoring-and-management-of-council-land-for-biodiversity-net-gain
Buyer reference: ES2065
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ea9a
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Wiltshire Council. Monitoring and Management of Council Land for Biodiversity Net Gain. Contract award, 7 March 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/919281/monitoring-and-management-of-council-land-for-biodiversity-net-gain (accessed 4 November 2026).