Notice Information
Notice Title
Littoral Sediment Surveys of Adur Estuary SSSI
Notice Description
Natural England is seeking to commission monitoring surveys of the littoral sediment feature of the Adur Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, in order to fill key evidence gaps and support the monitoring and condition assessment of the site. The contract will be carried out within the 2025/26 financial year and comprise of two phases: Phase I: Phase I Habitat Survey; walkover, biotope classification and mapping, and subsequent analysis and report. Phase II: Phase II habitat survey, Particle Size Analysis (PSA), infaunal analysis, and subsequent analysis and report.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055c76
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052090-2025
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79311000 - Survey services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £34,043 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £34,043 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £33,960 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Aug 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Jul 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jul 2025 - 28 Feb 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
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Amy Austrin
- Contact Email
- amy.austrin@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/052090-2025
28th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038779-2025
10th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
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