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Published 10 Jul 2025, 08:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Littoral Sediment Surveys of Adur Estuary SSSI

Official notice

Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001
Published estimate£34,043£40,000 inc. VAT0.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Jul 2025awarded 31 Jul 2025
Awarded to ENVISION MARINE LTD.
Contract term 6 moends 30 Jan 2026 · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Natural 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 published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moPublished value£34,043
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 30 Jan 2026 (6 mo)Value: £34,043 exc. VAT · £40,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East

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 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)
Survey services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055c76 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
18 Jul 2025, 13:00 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 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
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 08:35 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    18 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    28 Aug 2025, 15:26 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 08:35 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    28 Aug 2025, 15:26 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    28 Aug 2025, 15:26 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £33,9601 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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

Natural England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJDG-6588-XDMM Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ENVISION MARINE LTD.Awarded supplierGB-COH: 04764706GB-PPON: PZLV-1394-RPDV Mallan House, Hexham, North East, NE46 4DQContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

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