Official UK procurement notice
Talking Trail Sculpture · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo create, deliver and install six hardwood sculptures To be delivered by 15 March 2027
CPV: Services provided by sculptors
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£20,000
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 in 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
- Closed
- 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
- 6 Oct 2026, 12:27 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2026, 16:18 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094222- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078195Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Oct 2026, 23:59 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 Val.Woods@naturalengland.org.uk by 23:59 on Thursday 15th October 2026.
If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to Val.Woods@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
Timeline
6 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published20 days ago6 Oct 2026, 12:27 BST
- Latest notice published13 days ago13 Oct 2026, 16:18 BST
- Submission deadline11 days ago15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts4 days ago23 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Oct 2026- Tender notice published6 Oct 2026, 12:27 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published6 Oct 2026, 12:39 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST6 Oct 2026, 12:39 BST+0 days · was 15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published9 Oct 2026, 13:57 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published13 Oct 2026, 15:58 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published13 Oct 2026, 16:04 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published13 Oct 2026, 16:18 BSTUK4
Published amendments (3)
Appendix 1 added to documents
Updated RFQ
Clarifications to bidder questions updated.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-10: 3 releases · 6 Oct 2026, 9 Oct 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (16)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
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Notices published for this procedure
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