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PLA26092 Lummaton Quarry SSSI - Conservation and Enhancement Scheme - Part 2

Torbay Council

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13 Aug 2026 at 12:47

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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12 May 2026 at 12:32

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

12 May 2026 at 10:18

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Torbay Council commissioned a conservation and enhancement scheme for Lummaton Quarry Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The requirement covers specialist ecological and geological works, including surveys for bats, birds, butterflies, dormice and badgers. The services fall within environmental engineering and geological consultancy, including CPV codes 71313000 and 71351220. Delivery is at Lummaton Quarry in the Torbay area of Devon. The council is the public-sector buyer. The requirement is a single specialist services package, rather than separate contracts for each survey or discipline. It is relevant to ecological consultancies, geological advisers and environmental engineering firms able to combine or coordinate habitat and species survey work with geological conservation and enhancement expertise at a designated site.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to GECKOELLA LIMITED. Torbay Council used a direct award below threshold without competition. The original estimated value was £200,000 excluding VAT (£240,000 including VAT). The resulting contract is valued at £68,495 excluding VAT (£82,194 including VAT), and was signed on 7 June 2026. The contract runs from 8 June 2026 to 31 March 2027. The process comprised one lot, marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The contract covers the Lummaton Quarry SSSI conservation and enhancement scheme, with environmental engineering and geological consultancy services. The published outcome records the contract as active and the award as active, with GECKOELLA LIMITED as the selected supplier.

This award shows that Torbay Council has a defined need for specialist ecological and geological consultancy at a designated quarry site. A credible competitor for comparable future work would need to plan and deliver conservation and enhancement measures while coordinating geological advice with ecological survey coverage. Relevant capability includes surveys for bats, birds, butterflies, dormice and badgers, alongside environmental engineering and geological consultancy. Firms able to provide several of these disciplines directly, or manage them through a suitably controlled specialist team, would be well placed. The opportunity was treated as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, indicating that specialist SMEs can be relevant to this buyer’s requirements. Experience of working on SSSIs and producing practical conservation outputs would strengthen a supplier’s position when similar requirements return.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PLA26092 Lummaton Quarry SSSI - Conservation and Enhancement Scheme - Part 2

Notice Description

A conservation and enhancement scheme by a specialist geological and ecological works, including bat, bird, butterfly, dormouse and badger surveys

Planning Information

This Expression of Interest (EOI) is to identify if there is interest within the market for the provision of Ecological and Geological services as laid out within the expression of interest document. PLEASE NOTE: Interested Suppliers are required to fully complete sections C1 and C2 of the Expression of Interest document, and return the document (as an attachment) through the 'Messaging' facility for this opportunity on the ProContract e-tendering system, by the deadline of 18/05/2028 at 12:00 noon. In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the EOI Documents the Authority is providing the Documents in the Opportunities Area of the ProContract e-Tendering portal at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069669
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077224-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

71351220 - Geological consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£68,495 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Jun 2026Expired
Award Date
7 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
8 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 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
Torbay Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TORQUAY
Postcode
TQ1 3DR
Postcode Area
Torquay
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK42 Torbay
Delivery Location
TLK42 Torbay
Local Authority
Torbay
Electoral Ward
Tormohun
Westminster Constituency
Torbay

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GECKOELLA LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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