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title: "TfL Ecology Support Services Framework"
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# TfL Ecology Support Services Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tfl-ecology-support-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-05dbea). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Transport for London: "TfL Ecology Support Services Framework". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT. Published submission portal: service.ariba.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 11 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Transport for London](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-london-coh-01900907)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 November 2026 at 23:59 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Environmental engineering consultancy services, Environmental services, Forestry management services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tfl-ecology-support-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-05dbea#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05dbea`

## 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/tfl-ecology-support-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-05dbea#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [service.ariba.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fservice.ariba.com%2FSupplier.aw)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tfl-ecology-support-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-05dbea#participate

## Description
Transport for London (TfL) is establishing a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of ecological and arboricultural survey and advisory services across TfL's railway infrastructure, including known and potential areas of rare and/or protected species and statutory and non-statutory designated sites (such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest and Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation).
Services include, but are not limited to: Preliminary Ecological Appraisals; biodiversity baseline surveys using the statutory biodiversity metric and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) statements; protected species and habitat surveys; invasive and injurious species surveys; Ecological Clerk of Works services; Ecological Impact Assessments; arboricultural feasibility surveys, impact assessments and method statements in line with BS 5837:2012 (or latest equivalent); the obtaining of protected species licences on behalf of TfL; and the provision of survey data in GIS-compatible formats, with data returned to TfL and to Greenspace Information for Greater London (GiGL).
The framework will require suppliers to provide TfL with full access to, and ownership of, the inspection and ecological data collected. Suppliers must hold appropriate professional memberships (such as CIEEM and the Arboricultural Association) and qualifications, including relevant protected species licences, and operatives will require London Underground certifications (including Sentinel Card with ICI-LUL endorsement) for work in the track environment.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71313000, 77231000, 90700000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £500,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2026 to 30/11/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082423-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-02T10:21:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T14:14:47.891Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05dbea