Official UK procurement notice
Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier Advice Programme 2026/27: Single-Focus Agreements
Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of the contract is to provide an assessment of whether the applicant’s proposed site meets eligibility requirements for the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) action CGS22: Manage priority habitat species-rich grassland.
The CGS22 action requires an on-farm assessment to ensure that the location and the CSHT management requirements are appropriate. Where necessary, advice will be given on how the habitat management could be improved.
Advisers will also discuss with the applicant the management requirements for action CGS22 to ensure delivery expectations are managed and assurances that outcomes can be achieved.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Oct 2026, 12:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2026, 12:37 GMT
- Authority reference
C35711- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101517- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079118Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
“The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract—
(a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.”
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
27 Oct 2026 → 5 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published34h ago27 Oct 2026, 12:37 GMT
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 8 days5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published27 Oct 2026, 12:11 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published27 Oct 2026, 12:28 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published27 Oct 2026, 12:37 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promar6 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £217,550same award published again · counted once | 27 Oct 2026standstill to 5 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
| Promar | £217,550 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier Advice Programme 2026/27: Single-Focus Agreements · Promar
- Signed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Value
- £217,550
- Period
- 24 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: managed at fwk level
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entitycommercial lead
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PromarAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender