Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 23 Sept 2025, 14:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NCEA England Peat Map Soils Analysis

Official notice

Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001
Published estimate£37,500£45,000 inc. VAT5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Oct 2025awarded 24 Oct 2025
Awarded to Analytical Construction Services
Contract term 6 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 15 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We require laboratory analysis of soil samples to determine their organic matter content via loss on ignition analysis on up to 1800 samples. Timeframe is between September 2025 to the end of March 2026.

CPV: Laboratory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moPublished value£37,500
Contract period: 15 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (6 mo)Value: £37,500 exc. VAT · £45,000 inc. VAT

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
23 Sept 2025, 14:15 BST
Last source update
30 Oct 2025, 09:46 GMT
Authority reference
NE230925PMSA
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058921
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a034 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
8 Oct 2025, 16:00 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 josh.turner@naturalengland.org.uk by 16:00 on 08/10/2025.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to josh.turner@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

Timeline

23 Sept 2025 → 30 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published399 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 14:15 BST
  2. Submission deadline384 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
  3. Contract starts377 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published362 days ago
    30 Oct 2025, 09:46 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Sept 2025, 14:15 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    7 Oct 2025, 11:41 BST
    UK4
  3. Contract details notice published
    30 Oct 2025, 09:46 GMT
    UK7
  4. Status changed to complete
    30 Oct 2025, 09:46 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £35,6201 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Analytical Construction ServicesSME£35,620 †—Awarded

Contracts

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
  • Analytical Construction ServicesAwarded supplier Unit 14, Blackhill Road West, Holton Heath Trading Park, Poole, Dorset, South West, BH16 6LEContact 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