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title: "Local Nature Recovery Strategies - harnessing geodiversity for nature recovery"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078ec7"
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# Local Nature Recovery Strategies - harnessing geodiversity for nature recovery

Buyer: Natural England  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078ec7

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## Summary

Natural England is buying research consultancy services to support nature recovery across the United Kingdom. The work will audit how geodiversity is covered in Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS), identify and demonstrate good practice, and assess opportunities and benefits for nature recovery. It must also produce clear guidance on including geodiversity in LNRS delivery and future strategy reviews. This is a specialist research and advisory project at the intersection of geodiversity, nature recovery and local environmental strategy. The buyer is Natural England, the central government body responsible for the procurement. Delivery is described as covering the United Kingdom, so suppliers should consider whether they can address LNRS practice across that national scope.

The process reached tender: Natural England invited suppliers to submit a quotation through an open, below-threshold competition. The enquiry deadline was 10 November 2026 at 17:00, and quotations were due by 14:00 on 16 November 2026. The contract period was set to run from 25 November 2026 to 26 March 2027. The estimated value is £25,000 excluding VAT and £30,000 including VAT. There is one lot. The buyer directed suppliers to the Request for Quotation for the detailed requirements and evaluation criteria; no evaluation basis is set out in the tender details summarised here. The procurement instructions said to send the quotation by email and to submit clarification questions by email before the enquiry deadline.

This requirement is best suited to a consultancy or research team able to assess the treatment of geodiversity within local nature recovery planning and turn findings into practical recommendations. Relevant capability includes reviewing strategies, identifying and explaining good practice, analysing how geodiversity can support nature recovery, and producing clear guidance for both delivery and future reviews. Suppliers should be able to work across the United Kingdom and communicate findings in a form that is useful to those implementing Local Nature Recovery Strategies. The work combines audit, evidence-led analysis and guidance development, so teams with experience spanning geodiversity and nature recovery planning are well placed to respond. The tender details do not set out specific accreditation or staffing requirements.

## Notice

This project will audit the geodiversity component of the Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) and will seek to identify and demonstrate good practice, opportunities and benefits for nature recovery and provide clear guidance for the future inclusion of geodiversity as part of LNRS Delivery and LNRS review process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100388-2026 |
| 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 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 25 Nov 2026 - 26 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000 |
| Lots value | £25,000 |
| 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 | 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2026 at 11:44 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100388-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100388-2026
  23rd October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24588
  Order form.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24589
  Order form.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24590
  Guided Buying Commercial Response.

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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