{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-04edb2-2025-09-18T09:04:29+01:00", "date": "2025-09-18T09:04:29+01:00", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04edb2", "initiationType": "tender", "parties": [ { "id": "GB-COH-09346363", "name": "National Highways", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "09346363" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close", "locality": "Guildford", "postalCode": "GU1 4LZ", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKJ25" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "info@nationalhighways.co.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "url": "https://nationalhighways.co.uk", "classifications": [ { "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment", "description": "Public authority - central government" } ] } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-COH-09346363", "name": "National Highways" }, "planning": { "milestones": [ { "id": "engagement", "type": "engagement", "description": "To be determined.", "dueDate": "2025-12-31T23:59:59+00:00", "status": "scheduled" } ], "documents": [ { "id": "009599-2025", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009599-2025", "datePublished": "2025-03-17T11:02:06Z", "format": "text/html" }, { "id": "009892-2025", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009892-2025", "datePublished": "2025-03-18T12:47:29Z", "format": "text/html" }, { "id": "021370-2025", "documentType": "plannedProcurementNotice", "noticeType": "UK1", "description": "Pipeline notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021370-2025", "datePublished": "2025-05-14T15:12:41+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ] }, "tender": { "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-04edb2", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "UK1 - Pipeline Notice Biodiversity Unit and Carbon Credits", "description": "National Highways expect to need to purchase Biodiversity units to meet Biodiversity Net Gain regulations and achieve 10% net gains in biodiversity levels though our work to maintain and develop England's Strategic Road Network. We also expect to need to purchase Carbon Credits this procurement will focus on biodiversity, but explore the benefits of linking in to our Carbon Credit requirements. We will engage with the market to explore current capacity, planned enhancements to capacity and timescales for such. A short term solution using our existing Dynamic Purchasing System is being investigated separately. We expect to enable our resultant framework, so that it can be used by the wider public sector, as such the values quoted at this stage are indicative only.", "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "90710000", "description": "Environmental management" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UK", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, { "region": "UK", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "value": { "amountGross": 2400000, "amount": 2000000, "currency": "GBP" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "aboveThreshold": true, "techniques": { "hasFrameworkAgreement": true }, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "suitability": { "sme": true, "vcse": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2027-05-01T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2030-04-30T23:59:59+01:00" }, "status": "withdrawn" } ], "communication": { "futureNoticeDate": "2026-05-29T23:59:59+01:00" }, "status": "withdrawn", "documents": [ { "id": "057554-2025", "documentType": "tenderCancellationNotice", "noticeType": "UK12", "description": "Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057554-2025", "datePublished": "2025-09-18T09:04:29+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ] }, "language": "en", "awards": [ { "id": "1", "status": "cancelled", "statusDetails": "Market Engagement for Biodiversity Net Gain potential Procurement. Approach Engagement focused on the maturity, capacity and commercial models of potential suppliers and the legal mechanisms for securing long term biodiversity outcomes. The scope covered: * Regional supply and pricing variability * Delivery and monitoring assurance (30+ years) * Legal structuring (Conservation Covenants, S106 agreements) * Procurement model preferences (DPS, framework, co-development) Methodologies included structured supplier interviews, EOI submissions, pricing analysis and legal model comparisons. Engagement was carried out with habitat banks, conservation charities, brokers, social enterprises and platform operators. Findings The BNG market is developing rapidly but remains fragmented and unevenly distributed. Providers include: * Commercial providers offering off the shelf units with legal assurance * Charitable conservation bodies offering long term stewardship with strong ESG alignment, but limited scalability * Emerging platforms and brokers providing flexible but less proven models. Costs of BNG units vary, but often exceed our internal affordability cap of PS20,000 per unit. Suppliers prefer procurement models that are open, flexible and allow for entry and scalability over time, such as Dynamic Purchasing Systems and Framework Agreements. Spot purchases and one off tenders were discouraged. Conclusion National Highways concludes its 2025 Biodiversity Net Gain market engagement with thanks to stakeholders, suppliers and institutional partners. The learning gathered, together with a critical examination of our internal priorities mean no formal large scale Procurement is currently planned.", "finalStatusDate": "2025-09-15T00:00:00+01:00", "relatedLots": [ "1" ] } ] }