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High Level Conservation Measures for the River Avon (Nutrient-Affected Features)

Natural England

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

12 Oct 2026 at 12:48

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

15 Sep 2026 at 14:43

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Tender

19 Jun 2026 at 15:08

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Natural England commissioned environmental consultancy for a high-level, enduring list of conservation measures to benefit nutrient-affected features of the River Avon Special Area of Conservation. The work is intended to help Natural England, local authorities and catchment partners shape future nutrient mitigation, habitat restoration and investment programmes. This is a targeted river-catchment planning assignment rather than general environmental services: the output should identify measures relevant to the protected features affected by nutrient enrichment and inform longer-term action. Natural England is the buyer; Defra Group commercial managed the procurement on its behalf. The work relates to the River Avon in England.

The procurement is complete and contracts were awarded to Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. It was a below-threshold open competition with one lot. The stated evaluation split was 65% technical and 35% commercial. The tender deadline was 10 July 2026, following an enquiry deadline of 3 July 2026. The lot was scheduled from 19 July to 18 September 2026. Two active contract records name the same supplier: one contract, signed on 20 July 2026, runs to 11 September 2026 and is valued at £11,530 excluding VAT; the other, also signed on 20 July, runs to 18 September and is valued at £11,350 excluding VAT. Each contract records a gross value of £13,836. The award records do not state award dates or separate award values.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers will need practical expertise in freshwater conservation and nutrient enrichment, and the ability to identify measures that can benefit protected river habitats and species. The work calls for strong ecological assessment and synthesis: recommendations must be sufficiently clear and useful to guide Natural England, local authorities and catchment partners as they develop mitigation, restoration and investment programmes. Experience working across a river catchment and translating conservation evidence into prioritised, implementable measures would be relevant. The winning organisation was a wildlife trust, indicating that specialist conservation experience is pertinent to this buyer’s requirement. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises were considered suitable for the lot, so this type of specialist assignment is not framed as being limited to large suppliers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

High Level Conservation Measures for the River Avon (Nutrient-Affected Features)

Notice Description

Requirement to produce a high level list of, in perpetuity Conservation Measures that would benefit features of the River Avon Special Area of Conservation (SAC) affected by nutrient enrichment. The output will support Natural England, local authorities, and catchment partners in shaping future nutrient mitigation, restoration and investment programmes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b964
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096042-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£12,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£22,880 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

Further Information

Notice Documents

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