Official UK procurement notice
High Level Conservation Measures for the Wensum (Nutrient-Affected Features)
Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£12,000£14,400 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Jul 2026awarded 20 Jul 2026
Awarded to Swallowtail Consulting3 awards
Contract term 2 moends 4 Sept 2026 · starts 10 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRequirement to produce a high‑level list of potential, in‑perpetuity conservation measures that would benefit features of the River Wensum Special Area of Conservation (SAC) affected by nutrient enrichment
CPV: Environmental services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£12,000
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
Lot awarding rule: Technical Envelope - 65% Commercial Envelope - 35%
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
- 18 Jun 2026, 12:07 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2026, 09:19 BST
- Authority reference
C34472- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057510- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b7f0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Submission deadline
- 1 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
18 Jun 2026 → 13 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published128 days ago18 Jun 2026, 12:07 BST
- Clarification questions by120 days ago26 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline115 days ago1 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts106 days ago10 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published11 days ago13 Oct 2026, 09:19 BST
Notice history
9 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2026- Tender notice published18 Jun 2026, 12:07 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Jun 2026, 13:33 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Jun 2026, 17:00 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 1 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST18 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST+5 days · was 26 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract details notice published7 Sept 2026, 11:06 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete7 Sept 2026, 11:06 BST
- Contract termination notice published8 Sept 2026, 07:57 BSTUK11
- Contract details notice published8 Sept 2026, 08:06 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published13 Oct 2026, 09:19 BSTUK7
Published amendments (2)
Amended RFQ attachment
Amended the enquiry and submission deadline.
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-09: 1 release · 7 Sept 2026
- 2026-06: 3 releases · 18 Jun 2026, 18 Jun 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value £17,9881 contract exc. VAT · 2 repeated publications of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 3latest 20 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swallowtail ConsultingSME | £17,988 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Swallowtail ConsultingSME | £17,988 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Swallowtail ConsultingSME | £17,988 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Swallowtail ConsultingSME
- Signed
- 20 Jul 2026
- Value
- £17,988
- Period
- 20 Jul 2026 – 11 Sept 2026
- Status
- terminated, The notice is been used to correct an admin error on the UK7.
- Final value
- £17,988
- Termination
- other
Contract 2 · Swallowtail ConsultingSME
- Signed
- 20 Jul 2026
- Value
- £17,988
- Period
- 20 Jul 2026 – 11 Sept 2026
- Status
- active
High Level Conservation Measures for the Wensum (Nutrient-Affected Features) · Swallowtail ConsultingSME
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Value
- £17,988
- Period
- 10 Jul 2026 – 4 Sept 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- SWALLOWTAIL CONSULTING LTDAwarded supplier
- Swallowtail Consulting LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (10)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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