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title: "National Permitting Service (NPS) for Environment Agency"
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# National Permitting Service (NPS) for Environment Agency

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-permitting-service-nps-for-environment-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-0356fc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Defra Network eTendering Portal: "National Permitting Service (NPS) for Environment Agency". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £2,500,000. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal-GB-FTS-99321)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £2,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Environmental services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0356fc`

## 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/national-permitting-service-nps-for-environment-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-0356fc#tl-md)

## Description
The Environment Agency are looking to conduct a full open tender for Permitting services for their organisation on a 2 + 1 + 1 basis. This procurement will be split into two lots; Lot 1 will encompass a minimum of 3 contracts (to allocate sufficient resources) for 1-2 Hydrologists & 15-20 Permitting staff, across the contracts and the work will be allocated fairly where possible. Lot 2 (which is not a guaranteed lot at this stage) will be for one contract for financial expertise to support the work we do providing financial provision around landfills.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: National Permitting & Hydrogeologists
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 90700000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 1)	Background
National Permitting Service is a busy department with 500+ staff located across the country delivering a permitting service for the Environment Agency.  We are seeking support in the determination of permit and licence applications made...

### Lot 2: Financial provision team for National Permitting Service supporting
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 90700000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The team 
The financial provision team are a specialist team within the National Permitting Service supporting our landfill permitting.  They ensure that financial provision is put in place prior to the commencement of disposal operations and should ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020644-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-28T13:47:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:50:15.974Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0356fc