planningFind a Tender · planning Update

PME for Crop Sampling and Environmental Sampling ( 2 Lots)

BuyerUK Atomic Energy Authority

Statusplanning

DeadlineNot published

Value£230,000

Published23 Feb 2026

What is being bought

This PME seeks to explore the market insights for a two-lot contract covering Crop Sampling (Lot 1) and Environmental Sampling (Lot 2). Services include field sampling, laboratory coordination (where required), data reporting, and compliance with regulatory and quality standards. Bidders may apply for one or both lots. The contract will ensure accurate, timely, and compliant sampling services to support operational, environmental, and statutory monitoring requirements.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Lot details

Lot LOT-0000

No lot description published.

Statusplanning

Contract periodFrom 1 May 2026 to 30 Apr 2029

SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

Item	Category	Quantity
LOT-0000	Environmental monitoring other than for construction	Not published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 90. The category anchor is Environmental monitoring other than for construction (90711500); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison set	Procedures	Reported bids per procedure	Named award suppliers	Price evidence
Market: CPV division 90	7,385	5 median · 18 average (3,196 of 7,385 with a bid count)	3 average (3,447 of 7,385 with named award suppliers)	Not published
Same buyer	11	Not published	Not published	Not published
Delivery region: UK	1,360	5 median · 45 average (535 of 1,360 with a bid count)	6.4 average (585 of 1,360 with named award suppliers)	Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)	497	4 median · 6.3 average (14 of 497 with a bid count)	1.8 average (14 of 497 with named award suppliers)	Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published

Dynamic purchasing systemNot published

Competitive procurementNot published

Recurring requirementNot published

Procurement method rationaleNot published

Rationale classificationsNot published

Special regimeNot published

Covered byNot published

Submission policyNot published

Selection criteriaNot published

Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published

No-engagement rationaleNot published

Planning documents1

Planning milestones1

Milestone	Type	Due	Status
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=102686&TID=100107900&B=	engagement	12 Mar 2026	scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender planning · marketEngagementNotice

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCID	ocds-h6vhtk-065a62
Latest release ID	016238-2026
Latest release timestamp	Mon Feb 23 2026 16:45:28 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Source	find-a-tender
Official notice URL	Not published
Tender status	planning
Procurement method	Not published
Procurement method details	Not published
Main procurement category	services
Above threshold	Yes
Legal basis	2023/54
Tender period: start	Not published
Tender period: end	Not published
Expression of interest deadline	Not published
Enquiry deadline	Not published
Award period: start	Not published
Award period: end	Not published
Submission method details	Not published
Submission languages	Not published
Electronic catalogue policy	Not published
Total tender value	£230,000
Tender lots in source	1
Tender items in source	1
Tender documents in source	0
Awards in latest release	0
Contracts in latest release	0
Parties in latest release	1

Notice history

Date	Event	Reference
23 Feb 2026	planningUpdate	016238-2026
23 Feb 2026	planning	016198-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)

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