Official UK procurement notice
SSSI Improvements - Chobham Common
Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe project proposes three interventions to enhance the SSSI Chobham Common heathland habitat;
- Wildfire resilience woodland work – enhancement of 37.96 hectares of SSSI through pruning existing woodland trees to prevent fire spread through woodland understories and prevent fire spreading up into the tree canopy and removal of fallen deadwood to reduce fire risk.
- Site wide grazing system – facilitate grazing across 84ha of the southern half of Chobham Common. Increased grazing would create better quality heathland habitat and reduce wildfire risk from a reduction in vegetation caused by grazing animals and subsequent reduced risk to the road network.
- Natural Flood Management – conduct a feasibility study into restoring the hydrological function on the site using paleo-ecology to increase site resilience to flooding and wildfire.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Oct 2026, 11:20 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 11:20 BST
- Authority reference
pro_25055- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098885- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078b9dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) is the established land manager for Chobham Common SSSI and is responsible for the site's ongoing conservation and management. The proposed works, including wildfire resilience measures, grazing infrastructure improvements, and natural flood management, must be integrated with existing site management activities and delivered in accordance with conservation objectives and statutory approvals that SWT already manages.
A competitive procurement exercise would not provide additional value to National Highways, as no alternative supplier could independently deliver the works without SWT's agreement and involvement. A Direct Award therefore represents the most efficient and lowest-risk approach, enabling timely delivery of environmental improvements that support National Highways statutory duty under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 whilst providing confidence of successful delivery through an experienced partner with extensive site knowledge.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published20 Oct 2026, 11:20 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey Wildlife TrustVCSE30 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 | £231,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Surrey Wildlife TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender