Commercial Enquiries

There is a very useful guide to the use and value of biodiversity data on the CIEEM Website[1]

The nature of supplying ecological information is a very difficult area to put fixed prices on, therefore SER supplies quotations on an individual enquiry basis, based on the following pricing structure.

SER does not charge for the data supplied, but does reserve the right to levy an administration charge for data searches and report production.

PLEASE NOTE: SER increased it’s prices on April 1st., 2022.

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Pricing

The charges for commercial enquiries are normally based on the time required to complete the report following the table below (all prices exclude VAT):

CategoryPrice[2][3][4]
Minimum charge (30 mins)75UKP
Up to 1 hour135UKP
Each subsequent hour65UKP
Day rate375UKP
Standard Products 
1 Protected and BAP Species75UKP
2 Nature Conservation Sites75UKP
3 Protected and BAP Species and Nature Conservation Sites135UKP
Extras 
Citations for non-statutory sites (not charged if no sites found)50UKP
Invasive Species30UKP
Habitat Map65UKP
Approaching adj. LERC for cross boundary information (West Mids LERCs only)[5]45UKP
Priority turnaround within two working days (not charged if turnaround not within specified timescale)65UKP

For the majority of enquiries, SER can supply the following information at standard prices, however, we reserve the right to quote different prices for non-standard enquiries or enquiries covering large areas (greater than 2km radius).

Standard Commercial ‘Products’

Option 1

£75
  • A map showing the location of 100m precision records of UK & European protected species excluding badgers
  • Lists of UK/European protected species and UKBAP/NERC Priority Species in Excel® format, including badgers at reduced precision with a separate detailed list[5] of badgers for internal use only.
  • Specialized Species Searches:
  • 1a - Bats only
  • 1b - Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) only
  • 1c - Invasive Species (as an addition to the main listings - £30)
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Option 2

£75
  • A map showing the location of the data search indicating the location of statutory sites, together with the location and extent of non-statutory nature conservation sites including:
  • Statutory: Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), National Nature Reserves (NNR), Local Nature Reserves (LNR)
  • Non-statutory: Local Wildlife Sites[6] (LWS), Biodiversity Alert Sites (BAS), Local Geodiversity Sites[7] (LGS)
  • Ancient Woodland Inventory sites (AWI)
  • A list of the sites shown on the map
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Option 3

£135
  • Combined Sites and Species Search
  • A combination of option 1 and option 2, Note: the sites and species maps will usually be combined as a single map
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Option 4

£125/185
  • Citations for Non-statutory Sites
  • 4a - Base of option 2 plus citations for the non-statutory sites (£125)
  • 4b - Base of option 3 plus citations for the non-statutory sites (£185)
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Option 5 (supplement)

£45
  • Cross-boundary Searches
  • If the client search area crosses the county boundary with one of the West Midlands' LERCs then we can offer to obtain the data from the adjacent LERC on the client's behalf
  • NOTE: This option is only available if the area in the adjacent county is less than 1km2
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Notes

  1.  CIEEM (2016) UK Guidelines for Accessing and Using Biodiversity Data Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM)
  2. All quoted prices are excluding VAT at the current rate
  3. The cost will be reduced by 40% of the original quotation if no data is found in the search
  4. Payment is normally by invoice, but SER reserves the right to ask for payment before completing the search
  5. This is only available where the area in the adjacent LERC is less than 1km²
  6. This detailed list is only supplied to bona fide ecological consultants
  7. In Staffordshire Local Wildlife sites are often termed Sites of Biological Importance (SBI).
  8. Local Geodiversity Sites were previously known as Regionally Important Geological/geomorphological Sites (RIGS) and may still be referenced as this in some documents.