Official UK procurement notice
Littoral Sediment Surveys of Adur Estuary SSSI
Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNatural England is seeking to commission monitoring surveys of the littoral sediment feature of the Adur Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, in order to fill key evidence gaps and support the monitoring and condition assessment of the site. The contract will be carried out within the 2025/26 financial year and comprise of two phases:
Phase I: Phase I Habitat Survey; walkover, biotope classification and mapping, and subsequent analysis and report.
Phase II: Phase II habitat survey, Particle Size Analysis (PSA), infaunal analysis, and subsequent analysis and report.
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 amy.austrin@naturalengland.org.uk by 13:00 on 04/07./2025.
If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to amy.austrin@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
CPV: Survey services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£16,667
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: 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 20 Jun 2025, 09:52 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jul 2025, 12:32 BST
- Authority reference
NE200625LSSAESSSI- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033939- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055096Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Jul 2025, 13:00 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 amy.austrin@naturalengland.org.uk by 13:00 on 04/07/2025.
If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to amy.austrin@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
Timeline
20 Jun 2025 → 18 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 09:52 BST
- Submission deadline4 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts18 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published18 Jul 2025, 12:32 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025- Tender notice published20 Jun 2025, 09:52 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published1 Jul 2025, 11:52 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published18 Jul 2025, 12:32 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete18 Jul 2025, 12:32 BST
Published amendments (1)
added Clarifications to Bidders Questions document
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 18 Jul 2025 | CancelledOpportunity was retendered at a different estimated value. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications Clarifications to Bidders Questions
- Bidding documents and specifications Contract Draft
- Bidding documents and specifications RfQ
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender