Official UK procurement notice
OO Services - Woodland Restoration - SEPD 0327
Authority: Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFunding to be provided for 99.3 hectares of woodland restoration. To ensure measurable ecological enhancement to support regulatory compliance, this work should be undertaken by specialist nature market providers. Nature market providers apply specialist ecological expertise to design, implement and monitor habitat improvements that generate quantifiable ecosystem services alongside other natural capital benefits. Their work is underpinned by evidence-based methodologies, transparent monitoring and auditable data. Their ability to generate and report on measurable environmental outcomes represents a strong advantage and will allow SSEN Distribution to clearly demonstrate to Ofgem that the ED2 environmental undertakings have been met
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Feb 2026, 16:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Feb 2026, 16:36 GMT
- Authority reference
OO Services - Woodland Restoration - SEPD 0327- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016231- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065544Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
To ensure measurable ecological enhancement to support regulatory compliance, this work should be undertaken by specialist nature market providers. Nature market providers apply specialist ecological expertise to design, implement and monitor habitat improvements that generate quantifiable ecosystem services alongside other natural capital benefits. Their work is underpinned by evidence-based methodologies, transparent monitoring and auditable data. Their ability to generate and report on measurable environmental outcomes represents a strong advantage and will allow SSEN Distribution to clearly demonstrate to Ofgem that the ED2 environmental undertakings have been met.
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published16 Feb 2026, 16:08 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published18 Feb 2026, 11:38 GMTUK6
- Contract award notice published18 Feb 2026, 13:24 GMTUK6
- Contract award notice published23 Feb 2026, 16:36 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 16 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evenlode Landscape Recovery LimitedVCSEOO-Services-Woodland Creation - Evenlode SEPD 032723 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £1,281,712 inc. VAT | 18 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Evenlode Landscape Recovery LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender