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THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY

National Trust - Clumber Park - Diamond-backed Spider Recovery Project Consultancy Services (A)

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71313000 90711500 90712400 90721700
ValueValue not published
Awarded31 Jul 2026
Published7 Jul 2026
RegionEast Midlands
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

The brief

The National Trust is seeking suitably qualified ecological consultants to support the recovery of the Critically Endangered Diamond-backed Spider (Thanatus formicinus).

The commission is divided into three work packages.

This opportunity relates to Package A: spider ecology, monitoring and research across Clumber Park and the Sherwood Forest landscape.

The project will improve understanding of the species' ecology, breeding phenology and dispersal, provide habitat management guidance, assess habitat connectivity, and develop a translocation methodology and implementation plan by 2029.

Work will be undertaken in collaboration with the National Trust, British Arachnological Society, University of Nottingham and other stakeholders.

The project runs from 2026-2029.

This opportunity is being conducted on the Proactis Plaza portal. https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/ If you would like to be involved, please ensure you have access to your Proactis account and let us know your supplier number so that we can make sure you have access to the tender pack.

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Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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The National Trust is seeking suitably qualified

The National Trust is seeking suitably qualified ecological consultants to support the recovery of the Critically Endangered Diamond-backed Spider (Thanatus formicinus).

02

The project will improve understanding of

The project will improve understanding of the species' ecology, breeding phenology and dispersal, provide habitat management guidance, assess habitat connectivity, and develop a translocation methodology and implementation plan by 2029.

03

If you would like to be involved

If you would like to be involved, please ensure you have access to your Proactis account and let us know your supplier number so that we can make sure you have access to the tender pack.

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