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Official UK procurement notice

Littoral Sediment Surveys of Adur Estuary SSSI

Official notice

Authority: Natural England (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Published estimate£16,667£20,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 4 Jul 2025
Contract term 6 mostarts 18 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Natural England is seeking to commission monitoring surveys of the littoral sediment feature of the Adur Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, in order to fill key evidence gaps and support the monitoring and condition assessment of the site. The contract will be carried out within the 2025/26 financial year and comprise of two phases:

Phase I: Phase I Habitat Survey; walkover, biotope classification and mapping, and subsequent analysis and report.

Phase II: Phase II habitat survey, Particle Size Analysis (PSA), infaunal analysis, and subsequent analysis and report.

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 13:00 on 04/07./2025.

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.

CPV: Survey services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded 6 moSMEPublished value£16,667
Contract period: 18 Jul 2025 — 30 Jan 2026 (6 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: South East
Value
£16,667 exc. VAT · £20,000 inc. VAT
79311000 Survey services

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

see RfQ

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
Cancelled
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Jul 2025, 12:32 BST
Last source update
18 Jul 2025, 12:32 BST
Authority reference
NE200625LSSAESSSI
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Survey services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055096 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
4 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
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 13:00 on 04/07/2025. 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

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 09:52 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    4 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    18 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 12:32 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—18 Jul 2025CancelledOpportunity was retendered at a different estimated value.

Notice history

8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 12:32 BSTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    18 Jul 2025, 12:32 BSTwas £16,667
  3. Status changed to complete
    18 Jul 2025, 12:32 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    18 Jul 2025, 12:32 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    18 Jul 2025, 12:32 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    18 Jul 2025, 12:32 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    1 Jul 2025, 11:52 BSTUK4
  8. Tender notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 09:52 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)

added Clarifications to Bidders Questions document

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 4DF

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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