Official UK procurement notice
EU LIFE WADER Project - Independent Financial Audit
Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide an independent report of the factual findings on the costs incurred by two partners (Natural England and Tweed Forum) in the delivery of the EU LIFE WADER project before submitting the projects final financial statement to funders.
CPV: Financial auditing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£12,500
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: Full details 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 13 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Aug 2026, 13:34 BST
- Authority reference
NELH100826LWIFA- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077171- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e372Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
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 fiona.tyson@naturalengland.org.uk by 12 midday on 11/09/2026.
If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to fiona.tyson@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
Timeline
13 Aug 2026 → 26 Apr 2027 · 3 dates- Tender notice published75 days ago13 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
- Submission deadline46 days ago11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 179 days26 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2026- Tender notice published13 Aug 2026, 11:47 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published13 Aug 2026, 13:34 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Description text amended - 13/08/26.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications RFQ
- Bidding documents and specifications Order Form
- Bidding documents and specifications Commercial Response
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender