---
title: "Update to the Maritime Cliff and Slope Priority Habitat Inventory Layer"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-058bf6"
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published: "2025-09-30"
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# Update to the Maritime Cliff and Slope Priority Habitat Inventory Layer

Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058bf6

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## Summary

The procurement process for updating the Maritime Cliff and Slope Priority Habitat Inventory Layer, led by Natural England, a central government public authority based in London, has reached the award and contract stage. This project, with a focus on environmental issues, geography, and geology services, involved an open competition and has been awarded to the GeoData Institute at the University of Southampton. The contract, valued at £48,824.14, commenced on 29th September 2025 and will end on 30th March 2026. The project's aim is to update the relevant habitat inventory using advanced techniques, under the legislative basis of the UK Parliamentary Act 2023/54, and will release the data as an open dataset under the Open Government Licence (OGL).

This tender creates significant opportunities for companies involved in environmental consultancy, geospatial services, and geographic information systems (GIS). Businesses well-versed in addressing environmental challenges, especially those related to erosion risks and habitat restoration, stand to benefit. The procurement method encouraged wide participation, particularly from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), allowing them to leverage their specialised expertise to compete for future opportunities in the public sector. Engaging in such contracts can not only provide revenue growth for SMEs and large enterprises alike but also enhance their portfolio in the environmental domain.

## Notice

Maritime Cliff and Slope with enhanced attribution and corrected extents to its current and predicted future position taking into consideration key datasets such NCERM2. Stage 2 - further survey of prioritised locations based on the approaches used in GeoData (2025), to identify areas for potential boundary adjustment with ground-truthing or locally derived data, together with 3D surface models and 'fly-through's illustrating the key features and changes. The key output of this project will be an update to the Maritime Cliff and Slope PHI layer for England, which will be released as an open dataset under Open Government Licence (OGL). The data will highlight those priority habitat areas that are at high risk of erosion and could provide a mechanism to focus survey effort on areas of greatest change not only now but into the future. This work will also help target potential future habitat creation and restoration but considering adjacent land uses and erosion/ recession rates.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060758-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Sep 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 28 Sep 2025 - 30 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £49,999 |
| Lots value | £49,999 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £48,824 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | 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 | GEODATA INSTITUTE PART OF UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 38221000 - Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent)
- 71351910 - Geology services
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2025 at 09:22 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060758-2025
- 5 Sep 2025 at 07:44 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054113-2025
- 28 Aug 2025 at 14:41 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052107-2025
- 21 Aug 2025 at 10:26 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050461-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060758-2025
  30th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054113-2025
  5th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052107-2025
  28th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050461-2025
  21st August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4483
  RFQ
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4484
  Order form
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4485
  Commercial response form
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4486
  Cliff monitoring details
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4653
  Clarifications to bidders questions
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-4831
  Clarification to Bidders Questions

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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