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LIFE in the Ravines (LIFE19/NAT/UK/000147) Independent financial audit of an EU funded project

Buyer: Natural England →

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BuyerNatural England
StatusAwarded
Deadline26 Jun 2026
Value£12,500
Published17 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Natural England needs to appoint an auditor to provide an independent report of the factual findings on the costs claimed under the Grant Agreement for LIFE in the Ravines, a 5 year woodland restoration project funded by EU LIFE. We anticipate the audit to be carried out over Nov/Dec 2026.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

1

Statusactive
Value£10,500

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06a781
Latest release ID077909-2026
Latest release timestampMon Aug 17 2026 06:27:54 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050300-2026
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Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
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Awards in latest release1
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Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
17 Aug 2026award, contract077909-2026
28 May 2026tenderUpdate050300-2026
28 May 2026tender050254-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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