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Published 7 Jul 2026, 14:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Stodmarsh Ditch Restoration with associated bund creation and culvert creation

Official notice

Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Published estimate£40,000£50,000 inc. VAT24.9% above published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Aug 2026awarded 30 Jul 2026
Awarded to FGS PILCHER LIMITED
Contract term 3 moends 14 Dec 2026 · starts 28 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Excavator works in reedbeds to carry out; culvert instillation, ditch restoration and tracking in route creation.

CPV: Hire of earthmoving equipment with operator

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 moPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 28 Sept 2026 – 14 Dec 2026 (3 mo)Value: £40,000 exc. VAT · £50,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
45520000 Hire of earthmoving equipment with operator

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

Lot awarding rule: Full details in 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
Works
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
7 Jul 2026, 14:50 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2026, 13:43 BST
Authority reference
2026/S 000-065257
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063713
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Hire of earthmoving equipment with operator
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c55a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
14 Aug 2026, 17:30 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To apply for this opportunity you must attend one of the site visits at Stodmarsh NNR on either the 14th of July 2026 (9.30am) or the 15th July 2026 (9am) (You must contact Robin Hanson to arrange) and submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.

Your response must be sent to [email protected] by 17:30pm on the 14th of August 2026.

To keep updated on any changes and/or clarifying questions related to these works please sign up to receive updates via the Find a Tender page.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process, please submit these via email to [email protected]. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

Timeline

7 Jul 2026 → 28 Sept 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published111 days ago
    7 Jul 2026, 14:50 BST
  2. Submission deadline73 days ago
    14 Aug 2026, 17:30 BST
  3. Latest notice published46 days ago
    10 Sept 2026, 13:43 BST
  4. Contract starts28 days ago
    28 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Jul 2026, 14:50 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    10 Jul 2026, 15:04 BST
    UK4
  3. Contract details notice published
    10 Sept 2026, 13:43 BST
    UK7
  4. Status changed to complete
    10 Sept 2026, 13:43 BST
Published amendments (1)

Updated RFQ and Additional text to reflect site visit time amendment

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £49,9501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FGS PILCHER LIMITED£49,950 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • NNR19/0558 - Stodmarsh Ditch Restoration with associated bund creation and culvert creation. · FGS PILCHER LIMITED

    Signed
    30 Jul 2026
    Value
    £49,950
    Period
    14 Sept 2026 – 17 Nov 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Natural England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJDG-6588-XDMM Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FGS PILCHER LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02810485GB-PPON: PTWD-6578-CHGJ Stanford Bridge Farm, Ashford, South East, TN27 0RUContact email

Official documents & specifications (12)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender