ES2065 - Monitoring and Management of Council Land for BNG

Description

Wiltshire Council aim to commission an organisation that can be the designated Responsible Body, able to enter into conservation covenants (legal agreements) with Wiltshire Council as a landowner, to formally monitor the delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain on Council-owned land. A Responsible Body needs to be in place before we can register the BNG units that we generate from our conservation activities. These can then be potentially sold to developers as part of their BNG delivery commitments, easing the path of housing projects through Planning and unlocking the delivery of new homes in Wiltshire. Wiltshire Council will be holding a Market Engagement Event for interested tenderers for an upcoming Procurement. This procurement will be to seek and appoint an organisation to act as a Responsible Body, to enter into a Conservation Covenant with Wiltshire Council. Thus to enable the registration of Wiltshire Council owned land for sale of Biodiversity Net Gain habitat and hedgerow units. This Market Engagement Event will be held via Microsoft Teams, to secure a spot onto the event, you will need to email the following details; Attendees Name and Organisation Name, to the following email address. Benjamin.keen@wiltshire.gov.uk Please note, that a maximum of two individuals per organisation are to join. The Market Engagement Event will be held on Friday 14/03/2025 at 10:00am until 11:00am. Engagement deadline will be set to Wednesday 12th March at 5pm. Keywords: biodiversity