Notice Information
Notice Title
SEDPS-NH-0020-Biodiversity Unit Feasibility 2025/26 - Lot 16
Notice Description
National Highways is looking to procure feasibility studies for a total of 1,000 biodiversity units, covering both habitat and hedgerow units. The feasibility studies and their associated reports must be completed in financial year 25/26. These units will be acquired as offsite enhancements on behalf of Major Enhancement schemes to ensure they are able to achieve either 10% biodiversity net gain (of habitats and hedgerows) or to ensure these schemes are compliant with the Statutory Biodiversity Metric trading rules. These required units have been separated into the 18 Lots below. Lots 1 to 12 have been grouped into three groups based upon their specific geographic location. Lots 13 to 18 are regional Lots. The Supplier can apply to undertake feasibility studies for projects which would either fully or partially deliver the units in any lot(s)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-c4da04f6-aff4-484e-810d-76eba1728b18
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b16c7237-d8d1-4e57-b642-87b8ddc07e83
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90710000 - Environmental management
90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £268,653 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £268,653 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 16 Feb 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- lucy.young@nationalhighways.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B4 6GA
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Ladywood
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b16c7237-d8d1-4e57-b642-87b8ddc07e83
10th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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