Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Mycological Surveys 2025/2026
Notice Description
Following an open competitive tendering exercise, the Council has awarded a contract to appoint an experienced and competent Mycologist to undertake comprehensive fungal surveys of a number of sites throughout the borough for the remaining duration of the financial year to March 2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0551ca
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051319-2025
- 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
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79311300 - Survey analysis services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £88,775 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 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
- BLAENAU GWENT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Lee Williams
- Contact Email
- lee.williams@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EBBW VALE
- Postcode
- NP23 6DN
- Post Town
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL53 Gwent Valleys
- Delivery Location
- TLL16 Gwent Valleys
-
- Local Authority
- Blaenau Gwent
- Electoral Ward
- Ebbw Vale South
- Westminster Constituency
- Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051319-2025
26th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034410-2025
23rd June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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