---
title: "tNCEA - Developing Resources and Infrastructure for Citizen Science"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0513dc"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS"
published: "2025-07-02"
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# tNCEA - Developing Resources and Infrastructure for Citizen Science

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0513dc

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## Summary

The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), in collaboration with Natural England, completed the procurement process for the project titled "tNCEA - Developing Resources and Infrastructure for Citizen Science". This contract, focusing on the environmental services industry category, aims to advance the UK's understanding of environmental assets. Based in London, the procurement was conducted under an open competition method for below-threshold services and entered the award stage on 2nd July 2025. The contract with Axion Solutions Ltd commenced on 7th July 2025 and is set to run until 28th February 2026, with opportunities for renewal.

This contract represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in environmental monitoring and data management. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with experience in deploying citizen science frameworks and earth observation technologies are particularly well-positioned to excel in similar tenders. It emphasises a collaborative approach to environmental assessment, thus allowing businesses to innovate and contribute to a critical national objective. The involvement of diverse stakeholders in this project highlights the potential for further developments and opportunities in the field of ecological interpretation and environmental data integration.

## Notice

'The Natural Capital & Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) Programme is a transformative programme to understand the extent, condition and change over time of environmental assets across England's land and water environments (including marine), supporting the government's ambition to improve the environment within a generation. Using earth observation, professional surveyors, citizen scientists, membership organisations and legacy data, NCEA will build a highly detailed bank of assessments and integrated datasets. This contract, led by the Citizen Science team, works towards a more harmonised and collaborative approach to citizen science. The contract aims to develop a suite of Survey Frameworks which identify monitoring priorities and stakeholder goals and motivations, outlining what and why we should study nature and the environment. It will also serve to identify, collate and create a series of content to describe and share the best ava

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: 1 Month extension is needed for any unforeseen situation.

Renewal: 8 Months + 1 Month

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036691-2025 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Jun 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 6 Jul 2025 - 28 Feb 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £36,810 |
| Contracts value | £36,810 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Additional buyers | NATURAL ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AXION SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction

## Release History

- 2 Jul 2025 at 10:03 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036691-2025
- 30 Jun 2025 at 11:08 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036053-2025
- 16 May 2025 at 12:24 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022223-2025
- 15 May 2025 at 08:36 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021547-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036691-2025
  2nd July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036053-2025
  30th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022223-2025
  16th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021547-2025
  15th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.axionsolutionsltd.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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