Awarded contract

ES RDE 047 Intertidal habitat survey of soft and hard substrates at Drigg Coast

Details

Buyer: Natural England
Supplier(s): ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer)
Value: £87,523
Duration: 6 months
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 9 July 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Natural England self-service Direct Award Natural England is commissioning a Phase I and Phase II intertidal survey to gather additional evidence on the distribution, extent and community composition of the soft and hard substrate communities found in the 'Estuaries' and the 'Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide' Annex 1 habitats (i.e. sediments, rock and reef) over the late summer period. Natural England would also like the survey to include specified targeted survey areas for particular habitats. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published9 July 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date9 July 2026
Next: Contract expiry date28 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

73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services

Decision makers

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