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# Soil sampling & analysis for the Environmental Baselining Pilot

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soil-sampling-analysis-for-the-environmental-baselining-pilot-ocds-h6vhtk-048a7b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** AHDB: "Soil sampling & analysis for the Environmental Baselining Pilot". Published status: active. Published Value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [AHDB](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ahdb-gov-ot204)
- **Published Value:** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 September 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Agricultural services, Soil
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-048a7b`

## 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/soil-sampling-analysis-for-the-environmental-baselining-pilot-ocds-h6vhtk-048a7b#tl-md)

## Description
AHDB is undertaking environmental baselining work on a network of farms comprising approximately 170 farms across GB where it aims to establish a net carbon balance, taking account of GHG emissions and carbon sequestration (above and below ground) and capture a range of metrics of relevance to evaluating natural capital and monitoring the environmental impact of different land management approaches.  <br/>For this tender, AHDB are seeking a partner to provide soil sampling and analysis services to inform the assessment of:<br/>a)	soil carbon stocks <br/>b)  soil nutrients, texture and biological indicators<br/>on approximately 170 farms across Great Britain.  The distribution of these farms is provisionally as follows; England 125, Wales 10, and Scotland 35.   Soil nutrients are included, not only to inform nutrient status in terms of soil health and relate to carbon stocks but also to inform the risk of runoff when combined with LIDAR generated run-off risk maps.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 14212400
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** AHDB is undertaking environmental baselining work on a network of farms comprising approximately 170 farms across GB where it aims to establish a net carbon balance, taking account of GHG emissions and carbon sequestration (above and below ground) an...
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2024 to 30/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025655-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-13T13:54:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:44:05.383Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-048a7b