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# ES RDE 079 - Using partnership working to scope a lowcost, permanent estuarine t

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/es-rde-079-using-partnership-working-to-scope-a-lowcost-permanent-estuarine-t-ocds-h6vhtk-0786f4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATURAL ENGLAND: "ES RDE 079 - Using partnership working to scope a lowcost, permanent estuarine t". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NATURAL ENGLAND](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/natural-england-GB-PPON-PJDG-6588-XDMM)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - award under framework
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £26,208 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/es-rde-079-using-partnership-working-to-scope-a-lowcost-permanent-estuarine-t-ocds-h6vhtk-0786f4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0786f4`

## 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/es-rde-079-using-partnership-working-to-scope-a-lowcost-permanent-estuarine-t-ocds-h6vhtk-0786f4#tl-md)

## Description
Natural England Self-Service Direct Award.
NE’s collaboration on South Coast telemetry projects has rapidly delivered high-quality evidence for protected-site management and multi-species, ecosystem-based recommendations. Having demonstrated the value of acoustic telemetry, this project aims to embed it into long-term monitoring. A permanent array would cut start-up costs and provide high-quality, long-duration data on movements and habitat use of mobile species. This work package will strengthen estuarine and inshore coverage by testing a cost-effective, semi-autonomous, partnership-run array. The project will also create a coastal collective of regional partners to maintain equipment and manage data, using existing
platforms and exploring a centrally funded, regionally delivered UK model.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000

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

  - Supplier(s): **The University of Plymouth**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-8352`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** ES RDE 079 - Using partnership working to scope a lowcost, permanent estuarine t (active)
  - Signed Value: £26,208
  - Signed Date: 19/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F096741-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-13T16:33:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T07:51:40.071Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0786f4