Official UK procurement notice
E3 Sharing Space for Nature
Authority: University of Kent (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDICE staff and PhD students will go beyond UoK Travel Policy compliance for the duration of the E3 funding, counterbalancing our emissions impact through investment in Wilder Carbon (www.wildercarbon.com ↗), the only not-for-profit and high integrity natural climate solution available in the UK. Wilder Carbon relates directly to the scope and remit of Making Space for Nature by protecting and restoring carbon-rich native habitats across the country for climate, biodiversity and society.
The University of Kent is now an Approved Buyer with Wilder Carbon and we have been approved by Somerset Wildlife Trust to purchase carbon units from one of their sites.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Jul 2025, 15:17 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Jul 2025, 15:26 BST
- Authority reference
25-023- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039363- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055dd8Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jul 2025- Transparency notice published11 Jul 2025, 15:17 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published11 Jul 2025, 15:26 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Wildlife TrustVCSE25 Jul 2025 – 24 Jul 2026 | £46,536 | 11 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Somerset Wildlife TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender