Official UK procurement notice
Natural England Border Stone Feature
Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Awarded value£14,200published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to H Cartmel and M Johnson
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide a uniform Border Feature for walkers crossing into England, Scotland and Wales.
The border crossing on the KCIII ECP into the Welsh Coastal Path features a border stone with fabricated plaques affixed on either side, signifying the crossing into each country. These plaques were designed, fabricated and installed by Mr Johnson in 2023. We will be replicating this at the North West border and the North East Border into Scotland. A chosen site location will be agreed between the relevant parties and landowners (if applicable).
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 May 2026, 09:38 BST
- Last source update
- 19 May 2026, 09:38 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045633- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069ba3Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published19 May 2026, 09:38 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £14,2001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| H Cartmel and M Johnson | £14,200 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · H Cartmel and M Johnson
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2026
- Value
- £14,200
- Period
- 27 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- H Cartmel and M JohnsonAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender