Official UK procurement notice
Isle of Wight Water Recycling Plant Biodiversity Net Gain
Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£2,119,715published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to A.E. Brown Farms Ltd +3 more
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe habitat units must be secured and purchased prior to the commencement of construction activities in order to satisfy planning requirements and enable discharge of the Biodiversity Net Gain planning condition.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
90700000 Environmental services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Sept 2026, 12:06 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 12:06 BST
- Authority reference
ID 12- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d70
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
- The required specialist habitats to meet the BNG requirements as instructed by the LPA on the Isle of Wight can only be met by the 4 suppliers awarded. SWS have spread the requirement fairly across the 4 suppliers.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £2,119,7151 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.E. Brown Farms LtdSME, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, Harry Ferguson Farms LimitedSME, Royal Society for the Protection of Birdsjoint award1 Nov 2026 — 31 Mar 2027 | £2,119,715 | — | Standstill |
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 30 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected31 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Transparency notice published30 Sept 2026, 12:06 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- A.E. Brown Farms LtdAwarded supplier
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife TrustAwarded supplier
- Harry Ferguson Farms LimitedAwarded supplier
- Royal Society for the Protection of BirdsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender