Awarded contract

Natural England Dive Unit: Provision of dive vessel for Isles of Scilly kelp survey 2027

Details

Buyer: Natural England
Supplier(s): L&W UK (incl. In Deep Diving & Marine Services)
Value: £17,085
Duration: 9 months
Topic: Hire of sea-going vessels with crew
Published: 29 October 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Natural England plan to undertake scientific dive surveys of kelp forest communities within the Isles of Scilly Complex Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in summer 2027. This tender relates solely to the provision of a suitably coded vessel and crew to support the scientific diving operations associated with this project. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published29 October 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date29 October 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 July 2027in 9 months

About the buyer

Natural England is a non-departmental public body. 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.

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.

Decision makers

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