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title: "National Water Vole Monitoring Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0780a1"
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buyer: "Natural England"
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# National Water Vole Monitoring Programme

Buyer: Natural England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0780a1

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## Summary

Natural England’s National Water Vole Monitoring Programme is a research and monitoring service intended to improve understanding of water vole ecology and distribution. The partnership programme combines an annual monitoring scheme with surveyor training, engagement with landowners on best-practice management, and public awareness and engagement. Natural England is the buyer, and the selected delivery partner is the People’s Trust for Endangered Species. Work is delivered across England, covering the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The service sits within research and development services and related consultancy, supporting evidence monitoring for the species abundance target.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to the People’s Trust for Endangered Species. Natural England used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 7 September 2026 and runs from 24 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £25,000 including gross value as stated. The process was arranged as a single lot, now complete. The award is active and the contract is active. The published purpose describes funding from approved resource departmental expenditure for species abundance target evidence monitoring. No scored evaluation basis is set out; the selected supplier was appointed through the direct-award route.

For suppliers who may compete for a similar requirement in future, this contract shows Natural England’s demand for focused, practical evidence on water vole ecology and distribution, delivered through an annual monitoring scheme. Credible providers would need the capability to organise monitoring and surveys, train surveyors, work with landowners on habitat management practice, and communicate findings to the public. Experience in ecological research and species monitoring would be directly relevant, alongside the ability to coordinate a partnership programme across multiple parts of England. The selected provider is a specialist environmental charity, indicating that a small or mission-led organisation can deliver this scale of work; the notice does not state specific professional accreditations or capacity thresholds. The direct-award route used here is also relevant context for understanding how this particular requirement was procured.

## Notice

This is a partnership project between Natural England and People's Trust for Endangered Species, the purpose of which is to improve understanding of the ecology and distribution of water vole via an annual monitoring scheme, surveyor training, engaging with landowners on best practice management and public awareness and engagement. This is to be funded by approved RDEL for Species Abundance Target Evidence Monitoring

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093754-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 24 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £25,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Natural England |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | PEOPLE'S TRUST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2026 at 12:10 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093754-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093754-2026
  5th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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