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Country: Australia
Summary: Development of a National Bird and Bat Management Plan (Bbmp) Template and Guidance for Australian Wind Farms
Deadline: 13 Feb 2026
Posting Date: 09 Jan 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 133385485
Document Ref. No.: ATM_2026_5942
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Wind farms have the potential to impact birds and bats through collisions with turbine blades, displacement from habitats, and disturbance to foraging and breeding areas. An adaptive Bird and Bat Management Plan (BBMP) provides a structured framework to monitor, avoid, minimise and manage these impacts using predefined thresholds and adaptive operational responses. Currently, the Department provides no standard guidance or template for BBMPs, resulting in inconsistent approaches and uncertainty for proponents and regulators. Developing a national, adaptive Bird and Bat Management Plan (BBMP) template and supporting guidance will improve consistency, regulatory efficiency, and environmental outcomes by providing clear, best-practice expectations aligned with regulatory assessments under the EPBC Act. The Customer requires the following goods or services to be provided by 15 June 2026 (no extension to timeframes is possible) : (1) Regulatory and Literature Review Report Undertake a review and analysis of existing documentation relevant to the development of national, standardised adaptive bird and bat management requirements. The report should provide a concise review of Australian and international BBMP practices, identifying effective and best-practice approaches. The review should also consider opportunities for national alignment of BBMP requirements across the EPBC Act and state and territory regulatory frameworks. (2) Development of a standardised BBMP Template Produce a...
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