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SLA with Somerset Environmental Records Centre

Somerset County Council

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03 Aug 2026 at 17:31

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council procured environmental data services from the Somerset Environmental Records Centre, under a service-level agreement. The requirement is for environmental data services supporting the council’s work in Somerset. The named supplier is Somerset Wildlife Trust, which operates the Somerset Environmental Records Centre. The service falls within environmental services, including activities classified under CPV 90000000. The buying organisation is Somerset Council, based in Taunton. The delivery area is Somerset, although the procurement records do not identify a more specific service location. This opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations that provide environmental information, maintain ecological or environmental records, and support public authorities with structured environmental data services.

The procurement has been completed and awarded, with Somerset Wildlife Trust selected as the supplier. The council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 3 April 2026 and runs from 6 April 2026 to 6 April 2027. Its value is £73,527 excluding VAT, or £88,233 including VAT. The award is active and relates to a single completed lot. The available record identifies services as the procurement category; the award basis is the direct, below-threshold route rather than a competitive evaluation. This outcome shows that the requirement was placed through a non-competitive procedure with the named environmental records provider.

This procurement indicates demand from Somerset Council for specialist environmental data support delivered through an established local records centre. Suppliers considering future work of this kind would need credible capability in collecting, managing and supplying environmental information for a public-sector user, with the operational capacity to support an ongoing service-level agreement. Relevant experience would include maintaining reliable environmental records, responding to council information needs and translating specialist data into usable services. The selected supplier’s connection with Somerset Wildlife Trust also indicates the value of strong local environmental knowledge and an established role in Somerset’s ecological information network. Organisations with comparable environmental data infrastructure, local expertise and public-sector service experience would be the closest competitors for a future requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SLA with Somerset Environmental Records Centre

Notice Description

Environmental data services provided to Somerset Council

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06da71
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073399-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£73,527 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Apr 2026 - 6 Apr 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
Somerset County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TAUNTON
Postcode
TA1 4DY
Postcode Area
Taunton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOMERSET WILDLIFE TRUST

Further Information

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