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title: "Green Links Study, New Forest National Park"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078e23"
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buyer: "NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY"
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# Green Links Study, New Forest National Park

Buyer: NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078e23

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## Summary

New Forest National Park Authority seeks a consultant to deliver a four-part Green Links study. It will examine ways to connect land outside the National Park boundary with land inside it, and to reconnect areas within the Park’s core that are divided by major roads. The work includes site visits, mapping potential connection points using existing maps and published plans, and developing realistic options for improving connectivity. This is environmental and landscape-planning consultancy, with research and analysis elements. The study concerns the New Forest National Park and adjoining areas in southern England. The Authority is the buyer and seeks advice that can identify practical links between places and explain the potential value of creating them.

The buyer invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. The procurement is for one lot. The contract period is set to run from 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2027. The budget stated for the study is £80,000–£100,000; the published procurement value is £100,000 excluding VAT and £120,000 including VAT. Questions were due by 9 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC, and bids by 16 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Bids could be submitted by email or through the buyer’s online portal. Evaluation is weighted 70% for quality and 30% for price, with further assessment details set out in the invitation to tender. The study’s intended geographic areas are described in the procurement brief.

This opportunity suits consultancies able to combine environmental research, landscape or spatial planning, mapping and project delivery. Suppliers should be equipped to undertake site visits, interpret existing mapping and published plans, identify plausible connection points, and turn the findings into realistic proposals for improving links across roads and between the National Park and surrounding land. The four-part scope favours a team able to organise and present a structured study, rather than a supplier offering mapping alone. Strong bids will need to demonstrate the quality and practicality of their approach, since quality carries substantially more weight than price in evaluation. The buyer also expects added value to be demonstrated at the upper end of the stated study budget, so suppliers should be able to explain what additional benefit their proposed work would deliver.

## Notice

The New Forest National Park Authority (NFNPA) is seeking a consultant to produce a four part study that examines the potential of connecting areas outside of the New Forest National Park (NFNP) boundary to land within and also connecting land within the core of the NFNP that is transected by major road arteries. See the included brief for a full description of the intended areas to be studied. The budget for the study is PS80-100,000 and will include for site visits, identification of potential connection points using existing mapping, published plans and realistic ideas for methods of connectivity. Added value will clearly need to be proven at the higher end of the budget range.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100093-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | £100,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY |
| Locality | LYMINGTON |
| Postcode area | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO41 9ZG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire |
| Local authority | New Forest |
| Electoral ward | Lymington |
| Westminster constituency | New Forest West |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2026 at 15:23 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100093-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100093-2026
  22nd October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24516
  Main ITT Document
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24517
  Copy of embedded Assessment (submission) Document.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24518
  Copy of embedded Standard T&C's document.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/newforestnpa/aspx/Home
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/about-us/policies-and-processes/procurement/

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