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Published 30 Jan 2026, 13:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

LIFE R4ever Kent Project (LIFE20 NAT/UK/001001013) - River Kent SSSI Condition Monitoring - White-clawed Crayfish

Official notice

Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Published estimate£29,166≈ £39k / year · £35,000 inc. VAT0.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 27 Feb 2026awarded 24 Mar 2026
Awarded to PBA APPLIED ECOLOGY LIMITED
Contract term 9 moends 31 Dec 2026 · starts 6 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The LIFE R4ever Kent project (2021 -2026) aims restore and revitalise the River Kent Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in South Cumbria and its wider catchment, so it is more resilient to environmental pressures. This unique river, located on the fringes of the English Lake District is home to internationally important populations of bullhead, white-clawed crayfish, freshwater pearl mussel and water crowfoot (Ranunculus) habitat. A contractor is required to carry out a Common Standards Monitoring (CSM) compliant assessment for White-clawed crayfish, Austropotamobius pallipes, to be used by Natural England to undertake a Whole Feature Assessment of this monitored feature as well as a SSSI Unit condition assessment for the relevant units. This is a deliverable required for the LIFE funded project.

Whilst previous survey work for the white-clawed crayfish has been undertaken within the River Kent catchment there has never been a co-ordinated, catchment-wide, CSM-compliant survey to inform a SSSI condition assessment of this feature.

CPV: Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 9 moPublished value£29,166
Contract period: 6 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 (9 mo)Value: £29,166 exc. VAT · £35,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North West
90711300 Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: See attachments

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
30 Jan 2026, 13:02 GMT
Last source update
24 Mar 2026, 08:47 GMT
Authority reference
WCCLR4eK
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008457
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0612f8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
20 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
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 17:00 on 27/02/2026.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to [email protected]. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

Timeline

30 Jan 2026 → 6 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published268 days ago
    30 Jan 2026, 13:02 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by247 days ago
    20 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline240 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published215 days ago
    24 Mar 2026, 08:47 GMT
  5. Contract starts203 days ago
    6 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Jan 2026, 13:02 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    24 Mar 2026, 08:47 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    24 Mar 2026, 08:47 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £28,9791 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PBA APPLIED ECOLOGY LIMITED£28,979 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · PBA APPLIED ECOLOGY LIMITED

    Signed
    24 Mar 2026
    Value
    £28,979
    Period
    6 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1 year possible extension in case of adverse conditions

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Natural England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJDG-6588-XDMM Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PBA APPLIED ECOLOGY LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07552643GB-PPON: PGVM-5589-QTTD New Croft, Stackhouse Lane, Giggleswick, Yorkshire & Humber, BD24 0DLContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender