Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 5 Mar 2025, 09:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

2025 Pocklington Canal Water Quality Survey

Official notice

Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Published estimate£8,000≈ £9k / year · £10,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Mar 2025
Contract term 11 moends 15 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The aim of this contract is to undertake a comprehensive water quality survey of the Canal by sampling from historic and other strategic locations between April 2025 and March 2026 in order to be in a position to assess SSSI condition against the SSSI monitoring specification . A number of on-site parameters will be recorded and chemical analysis undertaken of water samples. Analysis is likely to involve a combination handheld meters and laboratory analysis. An evaluation of the results should be undertaken against the SSSI monitoring specification.

CPV: Environmental services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 11 moSMEPublished value£8,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 15 Mar 2026 (11 mo)Value: £8,000 exc. VAT · £10,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Full details can be found in the RFQ.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Mar 2025, 09:26 GMT
Last source update
11 Jun 2025, 13:20 BST
Authority reference
2025 Pocklington Canal Water Quality Survey
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007950
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Environmental services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e993 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
18 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
Clarification deadline
12 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.

Your response must be sent to simon.christian@naturalengland.org.uk by 23:59 on 18 March 2025.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to simon.christian@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

Timeline

5 Mar 2025 → 11 Jun 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Mar 2025, 09:26 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    12 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    18 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 13:20 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Mar 2025, 09:26 GMT
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 13:20 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Jun 2025, 13:20 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—30 May 2025CancelledNo tenders were received in response to this invitation and as such the contract was not let.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Natural England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJDG-6588-XDMM Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender