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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/life-r4ever-kent-project-life20-nat-uk-001001013-river-kent-sssi-condition-monitoring-whit-ocds-h6vhtk-0612f8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal): "LIFE R4ever Kent Project (LIFE20 NAT/UK/001001013) - River Kent SSSI Condition Monitoring - White-clawed Crayfish". Published status: complete. Published Value: £29,166. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/natural-england-defra-network-etendering-portal-gov-pb202)
- **Published Value:** £29,166 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 February 2026 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £28,979 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/life-r4ever-kent-project-life20-nat-uk-001001013-river-kent-sssi-condition-monitoring-whit-ocds-h6vhtk-0612f8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0612f8`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/life-r4ever-kent-project-life20-nat-uk-001001013-river-kent-sssi-condition-monitoring-whit-ocds-h6vhtk-0612f8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** 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 morgan.barrie@naturalengland.org.uk 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 morgan.barrie@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90711300
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £29,166

- **Contract Period:** 05/04/2026 to 31/12/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **PBA APPLIED ECOLOGY LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:07552643`
  - Value: £28,979 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £28,979
  - Signed Date: 24/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008457-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-24T08:47:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T13:45:20.205Z
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