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title: "Biodiversity Net Gain Framework - Market Sounding"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ac42"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LEEDS CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-10-10"
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# Biodiversity Net Gain Framework - Market Sounding

Buyer: LEEDS CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ac42

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## Summary

Leeds City Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Biodiversity Net Gain Framework – Market Sounding". The initiative focuses on environmental services, specifically involving habitat enhancement and management across multiple sites in Leeds, United Kingdom. The process is initiated under the public authority sub-central government category. The market engagement phase is scheduled until 24th October 2025, with a potential future notice date set for 5th January 2026. Interested parties can contact Calum McIntyre at Leeds City Council for further details. This contract, valued up to £1,000,000, also anticipate a framework agreement and is expected to progress to the tender stage next year.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses skilled in environmental management, land rehabilitation, horticultural, and related services. It is well-suited for SMEs that can provide expertise in biodiversity, environmental protection, and natural resource conservation strategy planning. Businesses in the agricultural, forestry, and landscaping sectors may find this project particularly aligned with their services, enabling them to contribute to important conservation efforts while potentially expanding their operational footprint and securing long-term contracts through the framework agreement expected to start from April 2026.

## Notice

Leeds City Council (the "Council") is looking into a potential procurement option to put in place future contractual arrangements for suitably qualified and experienced organisations to deliver habitat enhancement and management across multiple sites city wide on behalf of Leeds Habitat Company delivering Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). To support this, the Council would like to gain information from the market regarding a number of issues related to the potential procurement exercise. You are therefore invited to consider the programme requirements detailed in this document and complete the attached questionnaire to give us your feedback on the proposed approach.

### Planning Information

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=98802&B=

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063971-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2034 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £800,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEEDS CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 1UR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLE42 Leeds |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 45112360 - Land rehabilitation work
- 45112700 - Landscaping work
- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services
- 77300000 - Horticultural services
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 90710000 - Environmental management
- 90712000 - Environmental planning
- 90712200 - Forest conservation strategy planning
- 90712400 - Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services
- 90720000 - Environmental protection
- 90721700 - Endangered species protection services

## Release History

- 10 Oct 2025 at 07:30 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063971-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063971-2025
  10th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=98802&B=
- https://www.leeds.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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