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# Analysis of Soil Samples for Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network 2025 - 2026

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/analysis-of-soil-samples-for-natural-england-s-long-term-monitoring-network-2025-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-056bdb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal): "Analysis of Soil Samples for Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network 2025 - 2026". Published status: complete. Published Value: £40,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/natural-england-defra-network-etendering-portal-gov-pb202)
- **Published Value:** £40,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 August 2025 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £31,802 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/analysis-of-soil-samples-for-natural-england-s-long-term-monitoring-network-2025-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-056bdb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-056bdb`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/analysis-of-soil-samples-for-natural-england-s-long-term-monitoring-network-2025-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-056bdb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** 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 matthew.shepherd@naturalengland.org.uk and victoria.sloan@naturalengland.org.uk by 5 pm on 22nd August 2025.
If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to the above email addresses. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

## Description
This project comprises laboratory analysis of soil samples collected from four of Natural England's Long Term Monitoring sites. Analyses required include a range of physio-chemical and biological soil parameters to enable interpretation of above and below-ground environmental changes and to indicate long-term changes in soil characteristics, functions and biodiversity. Owing to the long-term nature of the project, analyses are required to follow existing protocols (as detailed in the request for quotation).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73111000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £40,000

- **Contract Period:** 07/09/2025 to 06/03/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **JAMES HUTTON LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PZXL-3314-RXYY`
  - Value: £31,802 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Analysis of Soil Samples for Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network 2025 - 2026 (active)
  - Signed Value: £31,802
  - Signed Date: 11/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F045446-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-20T06:36:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T07:06:45.989Z
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