Official UK procurement notice
Exposure, Effects of Veterinary Medicines and Pesticides to Aquatic Wildlife in Protected Sites
Authority: Natural England (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£41,667£50,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update0.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Aug 2026awarded 8 Sept 2026
Awarded to University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation
Contract term 7 mostarts 4 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionExposure and Effects of Veterinary Medicines and Pesticides to Aquatic Wildlife in Protected Sites.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedPublished value£41,667
- Value
- £41,667 exc. VAT · £50,000 inc. VAT
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
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).
How bids were scored
Full details in RFQ
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participationFull details in 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Sept 2026, 08:15 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 08:15 BST
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Aug 2026, 12:00 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 12:00 on 28th August 2026.
If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to [email protected] by 12:00 on 20th August 2026. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
Timeline
5 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published67 days ago22 Jul 2026, 07:31 BST
- Clarification questions by38 days ago20 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 days ago28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts23 days ago4 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published3 days ago24 Sept 2026, 08:15 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £41,5611 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £41,561
- Period
- 8 Sept 2026 — 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2026- Contract details notice published24 Sept 2026, 08:15 BSTUK7
- Published value updated24 Sept 2026, 08:15 BSTwas £41,667
- Status changed to complete24 Sept 2026, 08:15 BST
- Deadline withdrawn24 Sept 2026, 08:15 BST
- Tender notice published5 Aug 2026, 07:13 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published24 Jul 2026, 11:02 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST24 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST+7 days · was 21 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Tender notice published22 Jul 2026, 07:31 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Change to deadlines and contact points
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-07: 1 release · 22 Jul 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University of Hertfordshire Higher Education CorporationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications RFQ
- Bidding documents and specifications Commercial Response Template
- Bidding documents and specifications Order Form
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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