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title: "Littoral Sediment Surveys of Adur Estuary SSSI"
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# Littoral Sediment Surveys of Adur Estuary SSSI

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/littoral-sediment-surveys-of-adur-estuary-sssi-ocds-h6vhtk-055096). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal): "Littoral Sediment Surveys of Adur Estuary SSSI". Published status: complete. Published Value: £16,667. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST. 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:** £16,667 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 July 2025 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Survey services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/littoral-sediment-surveys-of-adur-estuary-sssi-ocds-h6vhtk-055096#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-055096`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/littoral-sediment-surveys-of-adur-estuary-sssi-ocds-h6vhtk-055096#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 amy.austrin@naturalengland.org.uk 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 amy.austrin@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

## 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 amy.austrin@naturalengland.org.uk 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 amy.austrin@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79311000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £16,667

- **Contract Period:** 17/07/2025 to 30/01/2026

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

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 17/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033939-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-18T11:32:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T18:35:37.086Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-055096