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British Trust for Ornithology

UK public-sector supplier
SME

The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is dedicated to the study and conservation of birds in the UK. They engage in various projects, training, and community involvement to support bird research and conservation efforts.

bto.org ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£1.8m
Live
3
Buyers
9
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts3 / 31
  • Top buyers9
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — British Trust for OrnithologyUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

British Trust for Ornithology has won £1.8m across 9 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts.

Why: top buyer DEFRA at 57% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
3 of 31Live contracts
57%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 4
ConsultancyTrainingEngagementPublications
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Improving methods for counting dispersed bird populations Urban gull case studyDEFRA · £91k
  • Detection of Bush Cricket assemblages and the impacts of Agri-environment schemeDEFRA · £40k
  • Practical application: Counterfactuals in agri-environment monitoring/evaluationDEFRA · £35k
  • C25305 Acoustic Monitoring of Red-billed LeiothrixThe British Trust for Ornithology · £16k
  • Gathering evidence on Birds for the Species Evidence BaseNatural England · £5k
  • project_22707 - Environmental Stewardship Monitoring and Evaluation FrameworkDEFRA · —

Extracted automatically from bto.org on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

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Buyer references

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

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Contracts · 3 live · 28 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
C25305 Acoustic Monitoring of Red-billed Leiothrix
The British Trust for Ornithology7330000003 Jul 2024£16k7 moClosed
AB9 Winter Bird Food
NE3897000001 Sept 2023£187k1.6 yrsClosed
Detection of Bush Cricket assemblages and the impacts of Agri-environment scheme
DEFRA9071410010 Jul 2023£40k9 moClosed
Land Use Framework: biodiversity requirements
DEFRA7231600017 Mar 2023£30k4 moClosed
Timing of breeding birds in hedgerows in England
DEFRA7340000029 Mar 2023£15k4 moClosed
Gathering evidence on Birds for the Species Evidence Base
Natural England7311000017 Oct 2022£5k4 moClosed
Management and performance of AB14 Harvested low input cereal plots
DEFRA7700000015 Nov 2021£67k4 moClosed
Nesting dates of Moorland Birds in the English Uplands
DEFRA9070000025 Jan 2021£30k2 moClosed
Further analysis of recent farmland and woodland birds AES M&E projects
DEFRA9070000013 Jan 2021£50k3 moClosed
AESME Lot 5 - English agri-environment schemes: wet grassland breeding waders
DEFRA9071150005 Nov 2019£165k17 moClosed
Total live value — · mean award £59k1–10 of 31

Top buyers · 9 buyers · top 3 = 88%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
DEFRA
20 contracts
57%
since 2016
2
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
4 contracts
18%
since 2015
3
JNCC SUPPORT CO
1 contract
12%
since 2017
4
NE
1 contract
10%
since 2023
5
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
1 contract
1%
since 2018
6
The British Trust for Ornithology
1 contract
1%
since 2024
7
Natural England
1 contract
0%
since 2022
8
Natural Resources Wales
1 contract
0%
9
Scottish Natural Heritage
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London25 contracts
85%
Eastern2 contracts
15%
Wales1 contract
0%
Scotland1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). British Trust for Ornithology highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
MG
M GROUP HIGHWAYS LIMITED
No£117.8m1
XE
XEWLI LIMITED
Yes£19.9m1
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£5.7m3
PF
People For Research Limited
Yes£3.0m1
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.0m1
BT
British Trust for Ornithology
Yes——
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Red flags · 0 active

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Compliance scorecard

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No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

Modifications

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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Companies House

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Financial

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Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.