Official UK procurement notice
Biodiversity Net Gain Units Procurement
Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAn above-threshold contract for the supply of £530,000 (inc. VAT) of eligible government-registered Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) units which will be procured via an open competition.
CPV: Environmental services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£441,667
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope: 10%
- Commercial Envelope: 90%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial Envelope: Number of Units offered.
- Technical Envelope: Sustainability Question
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 5 Dec 2025, 17:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
C33491- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004055- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f034Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Standard governement 30-days payment terms will be used.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Dec 2025 → 13 Apr 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published323 days ago5 Dec 2025, 17:46 GMT
- Next notice expected291 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published281 days ago16 Jan 2026, 16:09 GMT
- Clarification questions by260 days ago6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline253 days ago13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by235 days ago2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent227 days ago11 Mar 2026
- Contract starts222 days ago16 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends214 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published194 days ago13 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Dec 2025- Planned procurement notice published5 Dec 2025, 17:46 GMTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published5 Dec 2025, 17:54 GMTUK3
- Published value updated to £416,6675 Dec 2025, 17:54 GMTwas £408,333
- Tender notice published16 Jan 2026, 16:09 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £441,66716 Jan 2026, 16:09 GMTwas £416,667
- Status changed to active16 Jan 2026, 16:09 GMT
- Deadline moved to 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT16 Jan 2026, 16:09 GMT+14 days · was 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published11 Mar 2026, 21:04 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Mar 2026, 21:04 GMT
- Contract signature expected23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 Apr 2026, 15:15 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Updated estimated value.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-12: 2 releases · 5 Dec 2025, 5 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATURAL ASSET PARTNERS LTD23 Mar 2026 – 10 Apr 2026 · up to 30 Apr 2026Extensions: Agreeable in writing if required. | £441,667 | 11 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Biodiversity Net Gain Units Procurement · NATURAL ASSET PARTNERS LTD
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2026
- Value
- £441,667
- Period
- 23 Mar 2026 – 10 Apr 2026 · up to 10 May 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Agreeable in writing if required.
No agreed KPIs: Short-term/sales contract.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33final-stage tenders | 33 | 33 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Natural Asset Partners LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender