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title: "Top Handling Facility Refrurbishment"
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# Top Handling Facility Refrurbishment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/top-handling-facility-refrurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-06d6ed). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal): "Top Handling Facility Refrurbishment". Published status: complete. Published Value: £50,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/natural-england-defra-network-etendering-portal-gov-pb202)
- **Published Value:** £50,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 August 2026 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cattle, livestock and small animals
- **Delivery Location:** UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/top-handling-facility-refrurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-06d6ed#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d6ed`

## 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/top-handling-facility-refrurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-06d6ed#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.
Your response must be sent to Ben.Hanley@naturalengland.org.uk by 5pm on  Friday 14th August 2026.
If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email toBen.Hanley@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

## Description
To refurbish the exisitng cattle handling facilty and increase capacity so it can also be used for up 1000 sheep.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 03320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £50,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 15/10/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (cancelled)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 25/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F071892-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-01T13:41:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T20:07:19.523Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06d6ed