# Assessing behaviour of lesser black-backed gulls in NW of England

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: British Trust for Ornithology
- Award value: £20,514
- Tender value: £20,514
- Award date: 25 October 2015
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 23 November 2015
- Contract end: 31 December 2016
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 1f635b00-e6e6-44d8-9030-723f23fb5008-83938
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2a7c9750-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Lesser black backed gulls have undergone recent population declines, making them a conservation priority\. However, it is also subject to licensed control at some sites – under the general licence – on conservation grounds, or because of risk to human health and safety\. The Ribble and Alt Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest \(SSSI\) / Special Protection Area \(SPA\) population have been subject to proposals by British Aerospace \(BAe\) to cull due to the risk of collision with aircraft\. Similarly, other populations outside of SPAs are also subject to culling under the general licence, but may have originated from SPA colonies\. Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses e-tendering, provided by Bravosolutions\. In order to access the Bravo system you will need to be registered\. Could I therefore request that you register on the Bravo portal for Defra\. If you’re already registered on the Bravo portal please check that your registration includes Defra, as you have to specify us in order to correctly receive the tender documents\. If you have any problems with the registration process, please contact the Bravo helpline on 0800 368 4850 or alternatively email them at help@bravosolution\.co\.uk\. The link you require for new registration/amendments to registrations is - https://defra\.bravosolution\.co\.uk

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f635b00-e6e6-44d8-9030-723f23fb5008-83938)