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# Supply of nutrient neutrality mitigation for Stour Environmental Credits Limited

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-nutrient-neutrality-mitigation-for-stour-environmental-credits-limited-ocds-h6vhtk-052bda). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ashford Borough Council: "Supply of nutrient neutrality mitigation for Stour Environmental Credits Limited". Published status: complete. Published Value: £20,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ashford Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ashford-borough-council-ons-e07000105)
- **Published Value:** £20,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 July 2025 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Environmental services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £15,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-nutrient-neutrality-mitigation-for-stour-environmental-credits-limited-ocds-h6vhtk-052bda#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-052bda`

## 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/supply-of-nutrient-neutrality-mitigation-for-stour-environmental-credits-limited-ocds-h6vhtk-052bda#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-nutrient-neutrality-mitigation-for-stour-environmental-credits-limited-ocds-h6vhtk-052bda#participate

## Description
Ashford Borough Council are advertising this opportunity on behalf of Stour Environmental Credits (SEC). As part of the development of its nutrient mitigation portfolio SEC is seeking to appoint suitable providers/installers to convert existing septic tanks and private package treatment plants to high efficacy private package treatment plants (PTPs). The upgrade generates a nutrient offset/saving (both phosphorus and nitrogen) equivalent to amount of nutrients stripped out by the new private package treatment plant compared to the old septic tank. The successful bidder(s) (the Services Provider(s) in this Procurement will provide SEC with phosphorus and nitrogen offset/saving. SEC will then trade the nutrient offset/saving as 'credits' to housebuilders/developers who need to offset the additional nutrients arising from the new houses they intend to build.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90700000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £20,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 11/09/2025 to 12/09/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Supply of nutrient neutrality mitigation for Stour Environmental Credits Limited (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **NORFOLK RIVERS CONSORTIUM LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:14346827`
  - Value: £15,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 14/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029633-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-18T09:22:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T02:47:40.820Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-052bda