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National Assessment of Rare Notchworts

Business ServicesCPV 79311000

Value£27k

Deadline21 Aug 2026

Published3 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 3 Aug 202618 days leftCloses 21 Aug 2026

Who to contact

thomas.wells@naturalengland.org.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached. Your response must be sent to thomas.wells@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:00 on 21/08/2026. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to thomas.wells@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

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Contract value in context

£27ktotal contract value

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this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

Over the years, there has been much taxonomic confusion and changes surrounding the Norfolk Flapwort.

This species was previously classified as Leiocolea rutheana var. laxa, and thought to be entirely restricted to Scarning fen in Norfolk, with Leiocolea rutheana var. rutheana restricted to Cumbria, but historically found in Norfolk too.

Current taxonomy identifies the Norfolk flapwort as Gillmans notchwort (Mesoptychia gillmanii var. laxa) and Leiocolea rutheana as the fen notchwort (Mesoptychia rutheana).

There is currently a need to review and reassess the status of both of these species both today and looking back at their historic status through review of herbarium specimens.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

There is currently a need to review

There is currently a need to review and reassess the status of both of these species both today and looking back at their historic status through review of herbarium specimens.

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