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Green Links Study, New Forest National Park

NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY

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22 Oct 2026 at 15:23

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

New Forest National Park Authority seeks a consultant to deliver a four-part Green Links study. It will examine ways to connect land outside the National Park boundary with land inside it, and to reconnect areas within the Park’s core that are divided by major roads. The work includes site visits, mapping potential connection points using existing maps and published plans, and developing realistic options for improving connectivity. This is environmental and landscape-planning consultancy, with research and analysis elements. The study concerns the New Forest National Park and adjoining areas in southern England. The Authority is the buyer and seeks advice that can identify practical links between places and explain the potential value of creating them.

The buyer invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. The procurement is for one lot. The contract period is set to run from 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2027. The budget stated for the study is £80,000–£100,000; the published procurement value is £100,000 excluding VAT and £120,000 including VAT. Questions were due by 9 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC, and bids by 16 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Bids could be submitted by email or through the buyer’s online portal. Evaluation is weighted 70% for quality and 30% for price, with further assessment details set out in the invitation to tender. The study’s intended geographic areas are described in the procurement brief.

This opportunity suits consultancies able to combine environmental research, landscape or spatial planning, mapping and project delivery. Suppliers should be equipped to undertake site visits, interpret existing mapping and published plans, identify plausible connection points, and turn the findings into realistic proposals for improving links across roads and between the National Park and surrounding land. The four-part scope favours a team able to organise and present a structured study, rather than a supplier offering mapping alone. Strong bids will need to demonstrate the quality and practicality of their approach, since quality carries substantially more weight than price in evaluation. The buyer also expects added value to be demonstrated at the upper end of the stated study budget, so suppliers should be able to explain what additional benefit their proposed work would deliver.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Green Links Study, New Forest National Park

Notice Description

The New Forest National Park Authority (NFNPA) is seeking a consultant to produce a four part study that examines the potential of connecting areas outside of the New Forest National Park (NFNP) boundary to land within and also connecting land within the core of the NFNP that is transected by major road arteries. See the included brief for a full description of the intended areas to be studied. The budget for the study is PS80-100,000 and will include for site visits, identification of potential connection points using existing mapping, published plans and realistic ideas for methods of connectivity. Added value will clearly need to be proven at the higher end of the budget range.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078e23
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100093-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services

72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services

72224000 - Project management consultancy services

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
16 Nov 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LYMINGTON
Postcode
SO41 9ZG
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
New Forest
Electoral Ward
Lymington
Westminster Constituency
New Forest West

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