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.
CPV: Survey services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£34,043
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
- 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
- 10 Jul 2025, 08:35 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2025, 15:26 BST
- Authority reference
NE100725LSS- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038779- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055c76Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 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 18/07/2025.
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
10 Jul 2025 → 28 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published10 Jul 2025, 08:35 BST
- Submission deadline18 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published28 Aug 2025, 15:26 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2025- Tender notice published10 Jul 2025, 08:35 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published28 Aug 2025, 15:26 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete28 Aug 2025, 15:26 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENVISION MARINE LTD.SME | £33,960 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · ENVISION MARINE LTD.SME
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2025
- Value
- £33,960
- Period
- 31 Jul 2025 – 28 Feb 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ENVISION MARINE LTD.Awarded supplier
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
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender