Official UK procurement notice
Development of a GIS spatial inventory of sand dune communities using the Sand Dune Vegetation Survey of England survey
Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo digitise (geo-reference) the Sand Dune Vegetation Survey of England survey maps (Radley, 1994). These are currently only available as paper maps which have been scanned by Natural England staff but need to be digitised to make them more widely available and to provide long-term security of this important dataset. The aim of the project is to create a GIS spatial inventory of sand dune communities using the 1980-1990 survey data capturing the appropriate attributes to enable future interrogation.
CPV: Environmental services · Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£20,833
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 available in the 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
- 13 Jan 2026, 14:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2026, 16:58 GMT
- Authority reference
NE130126DGIS- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002727- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0604ccFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- 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 [email protected] by 10:00 on 26/01/2026.
If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to [email protected]. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
Timeline
13 Jan 2026 → 18 Feb 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published288 days ago13 Jan 2026, 14:50 GMT
- Submission deadline276 days ago26 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Contract starts269 days ago2 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published252 days ago18 Feb 2026, 16:58 GMT
Notice history
8 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jan 2026- Tender notice published13 Jan 2026, 14:50 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Jan 2026, 08:43 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Jan 2026, 10:14 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published19 Jan 2026, 08:17 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published19 Jan 2026, 08:28 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published22 Jan 2026, 14:12 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published18 Feb 2026, 16:58 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete18 Feb 2026, 16:58 GMT
Published amendments (3)
Clarification to bidders questions added 15/01/25.
clarification to bidders questions updated 15/01/26.
Q & A's added
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-01: 4 releases · 13 Jan 2026, 19 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON | £20,011 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2026
- Value
- £20,011
- Period
- 12 Feb 2026 – 31 May 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University of SouthamptonAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (19)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications Clarification to Bidders Questions
- Bidding documents and specifications Clarification to Bidders Questions
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications Clarifications to Bidders Questions
- Bidding documents and specifications Clarification to bidders questions.
- Bidding documents and specifications Annex 1 & 2
- Bidding documents and specifications RFQ
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- Bidding documents and specifications Order Form
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications Commercial Response
- Bidding documents and specifications Clarification to bidders questions
Notices published for this procedure
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