Official UK procurement notice
Research on Costs of INNs Impacts
Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)·On behalf of: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI)
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Apr 2025awarded 18 Jul 2025
Awarded to Cambridge Environmental Consulting Limited
Contract term 1 yrends 12 May 2026 · starts 12 May 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement description- Overview of Requirement 1.1 Background Invasive non-native species (INNS) are one of the top threats to global biodiversity, cost the British economy around £2 billion a year, and can harm human health and interfere with our way of life. While terrestrial invasive non-native species are a serious issue, aquatic non-native species are particularly invasive and, once established, can be impossible to eradicate and extremely costly to manage. A 2016 report estimated the cost of INNS to the UK water industry as at least £7.5 million per annum, a figure expected to rise as increasing numbers of invasive species arrive in the country. This report provided a series of recommended measures for water companies to reduce the impacts of INNS, covering prevention, management, control and eradication. Following this report, the water industry has implemented measures to limit future costs, maintain services, and help protect the environmen
CPV: Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£0
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
Suppliers to register on The Government Central Digital Platform
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participation
Suppliers to register on The Government Central Digital Platform
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Light touch regime
- 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 Mar 2025, 18:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2025, 17:06 BST
- Authority reference
C29655- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010535- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f6ffFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Defra Group eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
20 Mar 2025 → 23 Jul 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published20 Mar 2025, 18:24 GMT
- Clarification questions by15 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts12 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published23 Jul 2025, 17:06 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2025- Tender notice published20 Mar 2025, 18:24 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published23 Jul 2025, 17:06 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete23 Jul 2025, 17:06 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £29,5821 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Jul 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Environmental Consulting Limited | £29,582 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Research on Costs of INNs Impacts · Cambridge Environmental Consulting Limited
- Signed
- 18 Jul 2025
- Value
- £29,582
- Period
- 21 Jul 2025 – 14 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
4 agreed KPIs: Data handling · Updates to steering group · Reports …
- Data handling, Secure, accessible and organised collecting and storage of data/information relating to the project Collection and storage of external and internal evidence sources, as well as any annotations / analysis Baselines and data collection plan
- Updates to steering group, Regular, and ad hoc, verbal and written updates summarising progress and challenges
- Reports, Reports Draft iterations and final reports, including comment logs and requested changes
- Presentations, Presentation materials and delivery of key findings
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)Beneficiary authority
- ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCYProcess contact pointProcuring entityThe main internal customer - APHA Contracts and GB Non-Native Species Team
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cambridge Environmental Consulting LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract
- Bidding documents and specifications Specification of requirements
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender