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Published 23 May 2025, 16:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Botanical Advisor for Marsh Fritillary SRP Project on The Lizard

Official notice

Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Published estimate£9,000≈ £12k / year · £10,800 inc. VAT1.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Jun 2025awarded 22 Jun 2025
Awarded to A Byfield
Contract term 9 moends 21 Mar 2026 · starts 23 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A nine-month project based within The Lizard NNR concerning Marsh Fritillary metapopulations. The Botanical Advisor would provide advice concerning the state of Devil's-bit Scabious at 12 sites within the NNR with respect to its function as a larval foodplant for the Marsh Fritillary. Using Marsh Fritillary data, they would provide land management advice for implementation over the winter months 2025/2026, including visiting sites with the chosen habitat management contractors. They would also oversee the harvesting of scabious seed and liaise with a commercial nursery to grow the seed on for future planting out at sites.

CPV: Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 9 moSMEVCSEPublished value£9,000
Contract period: 23 Jun 2025 – 21 Mar 2026 (9 mo)Value: £9,000 exc. VAT · £10,800 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
92530000 Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services

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: see 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
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
23 May 2025, 16:10 BST
Last source update
5 Aug 2025, 08:43 BST
Authority reference
SRP117
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026890
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05244c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
6 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
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 steve.townsend@naturalengalnd.org.uk by 12 midday on 13 June 2025.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to steve.townsend@naturalengland.org.uk by 30 May 2025. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 5 Aug 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    23 May 2025, 16:10 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    6 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    23 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    5 Aug 2025, 08:43 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    23 May 2025, 16:10 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    5 Aug 2025, 08:43 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    5 Aug 2025, 08:43 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £9,1501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
A ByfieldSME£9,150 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · A ByfieldSME

    Signed
    22 Jun 2025
    Value
    £9,150
    Period
    23 Jun 2025 – 21 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

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
  • A ByfieldAwarded supplier N/A, N/A, South West, PL219NXContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

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