Official UK procurement notice
tNCEA England Ecosystem Survey Soil Sampling and Assessment Survey 2025-26
Authority: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,588,044published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Mar 2025awarded 16 May 2025
Awarded to Jacobs UK Ltd
Contract term 11 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 28 Apr 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptiontNCEA England Ecosystem Survey Soil Sampling and Assessment Survey 2025-26
CPV: Soil · Survey analysis services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Commercial: 40
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Feb 2025, 13:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 May 2025, 10:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C29031- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023065- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e686Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Defra Group eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 31 Mar 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
21 Feb 2025 → 20 May 2025 · 5 dates- Bids opened21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline31 Mar 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts28 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published20 May 2025, 10:46 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025- Status changed to complete20 May 2025, 10:46 BST
- Buyer details updated20 May 2025, 10:46 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,588,0441 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 16 May 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobs UK Ltd | £1,588,044 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 023065-2025-1 · Jacobs UK Ltd
- Signed
- 16 May 2025
- Value
- £1,588,044
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection
Dispute resolution & review bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Jacobs UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.