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Published 17 Nov 2025, 10:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Stodmarsh NNR Beaver refuge creation 2025

Official notice

Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001
Published estimate£49,999£59,999 inc. VAT37.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Nov 2025awarded 1 Dec 2025
Awarded to FGS Pilcher Ltd
Contract term 2 moends 12 Feb 2026 · starts 8 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Beaver refuge creation and wider wildlife enhancements within Reedbeds at Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve, Kent. Experience of Excavators working in Natural Reedbed systems is essential, some areas within the reedbed are of unknown stability.

CPV: Excavating and earthmoving work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 moPublished value£49,999
Contract period: 8 Dec 2025 – 12 Feb 2026 (2 mo)Value: £49,999 exc. VAT · £59,999 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East

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 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
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
17 Nov 2025, 10:37 GMT
Last source update
8 Jan 2026, 11:42 GMT
Authority reference
NE171125BRC
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074294
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Excavating and earthmoving work
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e23b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
28 Nov 2025, 09:30 GMT
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To apply for this opportunity you must attend the site visit at Stodmarsh NNR on either the 19th of November 2025 (12pm) or the 20th November 2025 (9.30am) (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 9:30am on the 28th of November 2025.

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

17 Nov 2025 → 8 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published344 days ago
    17 Nov 2025, 10:37 GMT
  2. Submission deadline333 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 09:30 GMT
  3. Contract starts324 days ago
    8 Dec 2025
  4. Latest notice published292 days ago
    8 Jan 2026, 11:42 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Nov 2025, 10:37 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    8 Jan 2026, 11:42 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 Jan 2026, 11:42 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £31,1501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FGS Pilcher Ltd£31,150 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Stodmarsh NNR Beaver refuge creation 2025 · FGS Pilcher Ltd

    Signed
    1 Dec 2025
    Value
    £31,150
    Period
    8 Dec 2025 – 20 Feb 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 name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FGS PilcherAwarded supplier Stanford Bridge Farm, Station Road, Pluckley, Kent, South East, TN27 0RUContact email

Official documents & specifications (14)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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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