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title: "Trialling Innovative Technologies and Volunteer Survey Delivery Models to Enhanc"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0597b1"
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published: "2025-10-16"
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# Trialling Innovative Technologies and Volunteer Survey Delivery Models to Enhanc

Buyer: NATURAL ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0597b1

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## Summary

The procurement process, led by Natural England with assistance from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, focuses on the trialling of innovative technologies and volunteer survey delivery models to enhance habitat mapping and monitoring. The project is located in the United Kingdom, and the procurement process has reached the award stage with a contract signed on 23 September 2025, effective until 31 March 2026. The tender, titled "Trialling Innovative Technologies and Volunteer Survey Delivery Models to Enhance," falls under the industry category of mapping software development services. The procurement method was a direct award, justified by the supplier's intellectual property rights, and the contract value is set at £150,000 GBP net, with a gross amount of £180,000 GBP.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in mapping software development, particularly those with expertise in citizen science or creating platforms for volunteer engagement. It is well-suited for businesses capable of developing and managing projects involving large-scale volunteer participation and data collection initiatives. With the project's focus on enhancing habitat maps through remote-sensing data and volunteer collaboration, companies with existing tools for mapping or those capable of delivering scalable solutions for environmental data management would find this procurement fitting for their business growth strategies.

## Notice

This contract will research and further develop online volunteer survey models. It builds on experimental work in 2024/25 which engaged and enabled over 1,000 volunteers enhance habitat maps using remote sensed data. The approach leverages 'Deep Time,' a citizen mapping platform that generates accurate, actionable data to support investments in and monitoring of landscape recovery projects for both Natural and Cultural Heritage Capital.

### Procurement Information

Intellectual Property

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065818-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 23 Sep 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £150,000 |
| Contracts value | £150,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATURAL ENGLAND |
| Additional buyers | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS |
| 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | DIG VENTURES; DIGVENTURES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72212326 - Mapping software development services

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2025 at 09:35 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065818-2025
- 11 Sep 2025 at 08:21 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055641-2025
- 10 Sep 2025 at 14:00 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055454-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065818-2025
  16th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055641-2025
  11th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055454-2025
  10th September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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