Invitation to quote

Request for Quotation with fixed budget of £6500 of work to be completed by 31/3/2015

 

Introduction

 

Peatlands cover 13% of the land area of Northern Ireland but store over 40% of our soil carbon stock.  80% of peatlands in Northern Ireland are degraded to some extent which has implications for wildlife and water quality. Damaged peatlands will be less resilient to the pressures of a changing climate, which will have further implications for the natural resources they provide.

 

The RSPB wish to promote the sustainable management of peatland, and other open habitats, on forestry land in Northern Ireland,  and the further restoration of these habitats under forestry, in partnership with the Northern Ireland Forest Service.  

 

Key outputs will be maps showing areas which could be prioritised for open ground restoration and identification of a potential project area to be used as a demonstration site. The report will also provide a review of the current Forest Service Open Habitat Restoration Strategy to evaluate the Forest Service’s current strategic approach and make recommendations for its development.

 

You are invited to quote in competition with others to provide goods / services as specified below:

 

Scoping  

• Use peatland and Forest Service (under agreed licence agreement) datasets to map the extent of forestry on peat
• Use Forest Service Data available from an extensive ecological survey of forestry land carried out during 2002-2005, which identifies areas of high biodiversity value that are not designated as ASSI or NNR
• Use priority species data, land ownership data, drinking water catchments and designated site maps to prioritise areas for open ground restoration
• Use of RSPB NI Futurescapes scoping maps to identify areas for open ground restoration (peatland and wet grassland)
• Consult with NIEA to get up to date data on peatland condition and extent
• Consult with NI Water to see which sites fall within drinking water catchments prioritised for investment through the Sustainable Catchment and Management Planning (SCaMP) project
• Review LIFE peatland restoration projects undertaken in Ireland, and identify relevant learning in relation to site characteristics and restoration potential using different methodologies
• Identify candidate restoration areas that would be suitable for demonstration purposes

 

Write up

• Produce a project report including a list of candidate peatland sites for tree removal and restoration. The Report should also include a review of the current Forest Service Open Habitat Restoration Strategy, and the effectiveness of restoration of current sites.

 

Your quote should be emailed to john.martin@rspb.org.uk by 14/01/2015

 

If you wish to discuss any aspect of this quote prior to submitting, please email  john.martin@rspb.org.uk  

 

Yours faithfully;

John Martin, Senior Conservation Officer

RSPB NI

Belvoir Park Forest,

Belfast, BT8 7QT

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