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title: "Specialist Analytical Services for Natural Resources Wales"
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# Specialist Analytical Services for Natural Resources Wales

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-analytical-services-for-natural-resources-wales-ocds-h6vhtk-06d016). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Natural Resources Wales: "Specialist Analytical Services for Natural Resources Wales". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Natural Resources Wales](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/natural-resources-wales-gov-ot1103)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-analytical-services-for-natural-resources-wales-ocds-h6vhtk-06d016#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d016`

## 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/specialist-analytical-services-for-natural-resources-wales-ocds-h6vhtk-06d016#tl-md)

## Description
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) intends to establish a contract for the provision of Specialist Analytical Services. The purpose of the requirement is to outsource specialist analytical services supporting NRW’s statutory Freshwater, Marine, Biota, Sediment, and regulatory monitoring programmes. These analyses cannot be delivered in house at NRW Analytical Services (NRWAS) due to method complexity, specialist instrumentation, and capacity constraints. The new contract will align with the updated six year Monitoring Strategy and Planning (MSP) cycle, ensuring continuity of data collection and consistency in analytical methodologies across the full programme period.
This notice is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice. The purpose of the pre market engagement questionnaire is to gather market insight, help shape our approach and ensure that suppliers are aware of the upcoming opportunity. NRW has issued a pre market engagement questionnaire to support this engagement. Participation is optional and does not form part of any formal evaluation, nor will it affect a supplier's ability to participate in the future procurement. Instructions on how to access the pre market engagement questionnaire can be found in the engagement section of this notice.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 71900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F068797-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-21T14:18:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T04:17:03.966Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06d016