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Published 16 Apr 2026, 09:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SAMM (Strategic Access Management & Monitoring) for the Wealden Heaths Phase II Special Protection Area (SPA)

Official notice

Authority: East Hampshire District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Published estimate£432,000≈ £216k / year · £518,400 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 11 May 2026awarded 10 Jun 2026

Awarded to SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK TRUST, South Downs National Park Authority2 awards

Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of External Services for Strategic Access Management

& Monitoring (SAMM) for the Wealden Heath Phase II Special Protection Area (SPA) EHDC

CPV: Environmental services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£432,000

Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 May 2030 with extensionsValue: £432,000 exc. VAT · £518,400 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: 12 months plus 12 months

90700000 Environmental 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

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Price
Quality

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Apr 2026, 09:56 BST
Last source update: 26 Jun 2026, 09:22 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 22 May 2026
Authority reference: EHDC/2026/001
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-034509
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Environmental services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0683bf Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 6 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the Tender

Documents the Authority is providing the Documents in the Opportunities Area of the

South East Business portal (provided by Proactis): procontract.due-north.com ↗

In order to access amendable versions of the Documents and to submit a response Applicants must be registered as Suppliers on ProContract. Applicants should then

express an interest in the opportunity and download the Word and Excel format

Documents for completion and submission.

Portal reference number. DN813057

The Invitation to tender, and associated documentation is available for you to participate if

you so wish - via the South East Business portal (provided by Proactis):

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Portal reference number. DN813057

Timeline

16 Apr 2026 → 26 Jun 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published191 days ago
16 Apr 2026, 09:56 BST
Clarification questions by171 days ago
6 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission deadline166 days ago
11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by155 days ago
22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts146 days ago
1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent130 days ago
17 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published120 days ago
26 Jun 2026, 09:22 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2026

Tender notice published
16 Apr 2026, 09:56 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
17 Jun 2026, 12:29 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
17 Jun 2026, 12:29 BST
Procurement termination notice published
26 Jun 2026, 08:42 BST
UK12
Contract award notice published
26 Jun 2026, 09:22 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract signature expected
8 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Routine re-releases (4)

2026-04: 1 release · 16 Apr 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £925,4702 awards exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK TRUSTVCSE1 Jul 2026 – 1 Jul 2028 · up to 1 Jul 2030Extensions: The parties may agree to extend this agreement beyond the Term and this agreement may be extended in two separate tranches of 12 months each and for the avoidance of doubt, if the agreement is extended by the initial tranche of 12 months, there is no obligation whatever to extend any further. Any extension of this agreement is strictly subject to a deed being entered into between the parties.	£462,735	10 Jun 2026	Awarded
South Downs National Park Authority8 Jul 2026 – 8 Jul 2028 · up to 8 Jul 2030Extensions: The parties may agree to extend this agreement beyond the Term and this agreement may be extended in two separate tranches of 12 months each and for the avoidance of doubt, if the agreement is extended by the initial tranche of 12 months, there is no obligation whatever to extend any further. Any extension of this agreement is strictly subject to a deed being entered into between the parties.	£462,735	10 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK TRUSTVCSE
Signed
date not published
Value
—
Period
… – 31 May 2028
Status
cancelled (25 Jun 2026), The contract will be going ahead. Unfortunately when issuing the original UK 6 notice the wrong supplier was selected. The contract has been awarded to the South Downs National Park Authority and a new UK 6 notice will be issued to reflect this. SDNPA were the only bidder for the contract.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	1	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Hampshire District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPQZ-8465-PHGN Monterey House, Petersfield, South East, GU32 3LJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK TRUSTAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10719031GB-PPON: PRRN-2359-YGLQ South Downs Centre, Midhurst, South East, GU29 9DHContact email
South Downs National Park AuthorityAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJDL-9528-MNGZ South Downs Centre, North Street, Midhurst, South East, GU29 9DHContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender26 Jun 2026, 09:22 BST
Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender26 Jun 2026, 08:42 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Jun 2026, 12:29 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender16 Apr 2026, 09:56 BST