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Published 24 Sept 2026, 07:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Harnessing geological diversity for species recovery, ecological connectivity, and climate resilience

Official notice

Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£20,833£25,000 inc. VAT0.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Oct 2026awarded 14 Oct 2026
Awarded to Maploom Limited
Contract term 5 moends 26 Mar 2027 · starts 13 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This pilot project will improve recovery prospects for species with tightly defined geologies by identifying where they can persist or expand under climate change. It will seek to enhance Natural England's climate suitability maps with geological data to identify future strongholds and connectivity corridors. For identified species, ecological and geological knowledge will be collated; and it is anticipated that for a subset, field surveys will document fine-scale site conditions (e.g. slope, hydrology, soils, geological facies).

CPV: Research consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 moSMEPublished value£20,833
Contract period: 13 Oct 2026 – 26 Mar 2027 (5 mo)Value: £20,833 exc. VAT · £25,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
73210000 Research consultancy 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: full details in 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
24 Sept 2026, 07:57 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2026, 14:54 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090360
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Research consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077910 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Oct 2026, 14:00 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 barbara.silva@naturalengland.org.uk by 2pm [14:00 GMT] on Wednesday 7th October 2026.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to barbara.silva@naturalengland.org.uk with a deadline of 30-September-2026 at 12:00 GMT. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

Timeline

24 Sept 2026 → 14 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published35 days ago
    24 Sept 2026, 07:57 BST
  2. Submission deadline21 days ago
    7 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
  3. Contract starts16 days ago
    13 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published14 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 14:54 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Sept 2026, 07:57 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    1 Oct 2026, 13:45 BST
    UK4
  3. Contract details notice published
    14 Oct 2026, 14:54 BST
    UK7
  4. Status changed to complete
    14 Oct 2026, 14:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £20,7551 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Maploom Limited£20,755 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Maploom Limited

    Signed
    14 Oct 2026
    Value
    £20,755
    Period
    14 Oct 2026 – 26 Mar 2027
    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 email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MAPLOOM LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11614594GB-PPON: PVJY-3523-HDPV Maploom, Incuhive, Hursley Park Road, Hursley, Winchester, South East, SO21 2JNContact email

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
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender