Official UK procurement notice
Soil Sample Metabarcoding for Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network 2025 - 2026
Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis project is to analyse soil samples collected from a range of sites and time points by Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network using metabarcoding. The project will deliver raw and taxonomically assigned data on bacteria and fungi within the samples, along with meta-data and reporting sufficient to ensure analyses are fully repeatable. As the soil samples originate from a longer term monitoring programme this project should aim to produce data comparable with previous metabarcoding analyses, as detailed in the specification.
CPV: Research laboratory services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£49,500
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: Full details available in the RFQ.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 1 Dec 2025, 12:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Authority reference
NE011225SSM- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078446- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ebd8Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
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 [email protected] and [email protected] by 5 pm on 15th December 2025.
If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to the above email addresses. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
Timeline
1 Dec 2025 → 23 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published331 days ago1 Dec 2025, 12:06 GMT
- Submission deadline317 days ago15 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Contract starts297 days ago5 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published278 days ago23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Dec 2025- Tender notice published1 Dec 2025, 12:06 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published12 Dec 2025, 09:37 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Clarification Q&A added
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Sheffield | £34,960 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · The University of Sheffield
- Signed
- 9 Jan 2026
- Value
- £34,960
- Period
- 12 Jan 2026 – 25 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Order Form
- Bidding documents and specifications RFQ
- Bidding documents and specifications Commercial Response
- Bidding documents and specifications NEW - Clarification Q&A
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender