Notice Information
Notice Title
Short-snouted seahorse Species Recovery Project in Seaford to Eastbourne: Build and deployment of Hotels
Notice Description
Natural England is seeking to commission the build and deployment of artificial seahorse habitats ('seahorse hotels') from April - May, and then produce a report detailing methods.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050735
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039168-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73112000 - Marine research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £32,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £32,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £27,233 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 21 May 2025 - 30 Jul 2025 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Sian Woollard
- Contact Email
- sian.woollard@naturalengland.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039168-2025
11th July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016876-2025
24th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
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