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Ecohydrological survey and hydrological restoration plan at Roudsea Wood and Mosses NNR - 2026/2027

Natural England

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09 Sep 2026 at 11:29

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27 Jul 2026 at 07:22

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Summary of the contracting process

Natural England commissioned an environmental services study and hydrological restoration plan for Roudsea Wood and Mosses National Nature Reserve, supporting the Species Recovery Programme’s raised bog lagg restoration project. The work covers the peatlands, lowland raised bog, fen habitat and four protected species: large yellow sedge, rosy marsh moth, argent and sable moth, and window-winged sedge. It is intended to establish the peatlands’ pre-modification condition, assess how past changes affected habitats and species, identify hydrological damage, model the effects of sea-level rise, and design restoration measures that improve habitat resilience. Delivery is in the Roudsea Wood and Mosses area. Natural England is the public-sector buyer and the service falls within environmental services.

The procurement has been awarded following a below-threshold open competition. The tender was completed and the contract was awarded to Milestone Environmental Limited. The award date was 4 September 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 14 September 2026 to 30 September 2027. Its value is £44,646.96 excluding VAT, or £53,576.35 including VAT. The tender’s estimated value was £41,667 excluding VAT, or £50,000 including VAT. Quotations were required by 17:00 on 28 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 17:00 on 11 August 2026. There was one lot, suitable for SMEs, and evaluation was based on the requirements in the Request for Quotation.

This award indicates demand for specialist environmental consultancy combining ecohydrology, peatland science, habitat restoration and species recovery. Competitors would need to investigate historic and current peatland conditions, diagnose hydrological damage, undertake field research, interpret how habitat modification affects protected species, and model climate-change and sea-level-rise impacts. Credible suppliers would also need to turn this evidence into a practical restoration plan for raised bog and fen habitats, with measures that improve ecological resilience. The requirement suits environmental SMEs able to combine field survey, hydrological assessment, ecological analysis, spatial or impact modelling and restoration planning in one service. Experience working with protected habitats and species, and with public-sector nature-recovery programmes, would strengthen a future response to comparable Natural England work.

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Notice Title

Ecohydrological survey and hydrological restoration plan at Roudsea Wood and Mosses NNR - 2026/2027

Notice Description

This study is funded by and contributes toward the Species Recovery Programme - Raised Bog Lagg Restoration Boosting Species Recovery project. The four species that project addresses are: - Carex flava - Large Yellow Sedge (a vascular plant) - Coenophila subrosea - Rosy Marsh Moth - Rheumaptera hastata - Argent and Sable Moth - Hagenella clathrata - Window-winged Sedge (a caddisfly) This contract spans two financial years 2026/27 and 2027/28 to enable background research and a full field season to take place. The aims of this project are to -understand and characterise the development of the peatlands at Roudsea and the likely pre-modification status of habitats and ecohydrology. - understand how modifications from this 'reference' state have influenced the development of what we see today, and how this can be remediated. - understand how the status of the four species is likely to have been affected by these changes. - identify where and how these habitats are hydrologically damaged. - to model the impacts of sea level rise on these habitats and species. - to design a restoration plan to restore (within the project area) the hydrology of the SSSI Lowland Raised bog, the fen habitat within the wood and to maximise opportunities for the habitats and the four protected species to thrive and be resilient to the impacts of climate change and sea level rise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d3cc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085307-2026
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
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£41,667 Under £100K
Lots Value
£41,667 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£44,646 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
28 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
14 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 1-2 years
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
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MILESTONE ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

Further Information

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