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Published 7 Nov 2025, 16:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Borehole drilling for livestock water supply

Official notice

Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£15,000£25,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Dec 2025awarded 23 Jan 2026
Awarded to HUGHES EXPLORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
Contract term 3 moends 28 Feb 2026 · starts 3 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Install a water powered solar bore hole, to provide water for livestock, works include drilling borehole installing pump to fill existing 10000l underground tank and to install a water trough.

CPV: Water-well drilling

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 moSMEPublished value£15,000
Contract period: 3 Dec 2025 – 28 Feb 2026 (3 mo)Value: £15,000 exc. VAT · £25,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
45262220 Water-well drilling

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 are available 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
Works
Notice status
Awarded
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
7 Nov 2025, 16:44 GMT
Last source update
25 Feb 2026, 09:55 GMT
Authority reference
NE071125BHMPNNR
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072196
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Water-well drilling
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dd23 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
26 Nov 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 Tom Simpson tom.simpson@naturalengland.org.uk by midday on 01/12/2025

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

Timeline

7 Nov 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published357 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 16:44 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by337 days ago
    26 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline333 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts331 days ago
    3 Dec 2025
  5. Latest notice published247 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 09:55 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 16:44 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 09:55 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    25 Feb 2026, 09:55 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £31,6001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
HUGHES EXPLORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITEDSME£31,600 †—Awarded

Contracts

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender