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Published 23 May 2025, 16:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Aquatic plant surveys and assessment of ditches and drains at the Ouse Washes Protected Site, Cambridgeshire

Official notice

Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Published estimate£20,800£25,000 inc. VAT23.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Jun 2025awarded 20 Jun 2025
Awarded to Adler and Allan Ltd
Contract term 8 moends 27 Feb 2026 · starts 23 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This survey is being sought by the West Anglia Area Team for monitoring of the aquatic plant component of the vascular plant assemblage (VPA) SSSI feature and the wetland plant assemblage Ramsar feature at the Ouse Washes SSSI in Cambridgeshire.

This will require Common Standards Monitoring surveys of the ditches across the washland and specific aquatic vascular plant species in the Counter and Delph drains in order to follow the SSSI Monitoring Specification for the Ouse Washes SSSI.

The surveys must be carried out over summer 2025 with the final report submitted at the end of February 2026. Extensive experience in identification of aquatic vascular plants is required for this project over this 2500ha site.

CPV: Surveying services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 8 moSMEPublished value£20,800
Contract period: 23 Jun 2025 – 27 Feb 2026 (8 mo)Value: £20,800 exc. VAT · £25,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible

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: see 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 May 2025, 16:31 BST
Last source update
24 Jul 2025, 07:52 BST
Authority reference
NE230525OWSSSI
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026952
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Surveying services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052478 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Jun 2025, 17:00 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 [email protected] by 17:00 on 13/06/2025

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

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 24 Jul 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    23 May 2025, 16:31 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    13 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    23 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    24 Jul 2025, 07:52 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    23 May 2025, 16:31 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    24 Jul 2025, 07:52 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    24 Jul 2025, 07:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £25,6901 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Adler and Allan Ltd£25,690 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Adler and Allan Ltd

    Signed
    20 Jun 2025
    Value
    £25,690
    Period
    23 Jun 2025 – 27 Feb 2026
    Status
    active

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
  • ADLER & ALLAN LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00318460GB-PPON: PHNV-5313-VNXP 80 Station Parade, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, HG1 1HQContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

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