Awarded contract

Long Term Monitoring Network - Vegetation Survey - Finglandrigg Woods NNR -2026

Details

Buyer: Natural England
Supplier(s): Graeme Skelcher Ecological Consultant
Value: £10,660
Duration: 7 months
Topic: Surveying services
Published: 20 May 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

A full repeat vegetation survey for Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network project at Finglandrigg Woods NNR. A vegetation survey comprising recording of plant species presence and cover, and other attributes across 50 2mx2m permanent monitoring plots across the site. Preparation work includes relocating the permanent plot markers - feno markers - and re-recording the exact location using high-accuracy gps. The collected data is provided on an Excel template and quality assured, with a short summary report. The contract will also include collecting a soil sample near to each of the 50 plots. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published20 May 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date20 May 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 December 2026in 3 months

About the buyer

Natural England is a non-departmental public body, and buys through its own eSourcing portal for organisations wanting to work with it. Registration on the portal is free, and suppliers can browse live opportunities without commitment. Contract awards and the documents behind them are published separately on Contracts Finder, the government's central register for public sector contract opportunities and awards. Procurement queries can be directed to Natural England's own procurement support team, or to Defra's central procurement contact, depending on the enquiry. Successful bidders must supply a Dun & Bradstreet DUNS number before a contract is confirmed.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Natural England's contract awards have been in research and development, waste, cleaning and environmental services and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

71355000 · Surveying services
73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
79311000 · Survey services

Decision makers

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