Tender

Aquatic plant surveys and assessment of ditches and drains at the Ouse Washes Protected Site, Cambridgeshire

  • Natural England

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-026952

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052478

Published 23 May 2025, 4:31pm



Scope

Reference

NE230525OWSSSI

Description

This survey is being sought by the West Anglia Area Team for monitoring of the aquatic plant component of the vascular plant assemblage (VPA) SSSI feature and the wetland plant assemblage Ramsar feature at the Ouse Washes SSSI in Cambridgeshire.

This will require Common Standards Monitoring surveys of the ditches across the washland and specific aquatic vascular plant species in the Counter and Delph drains in order to follow the SSSI Monitoring Specification for the Ouse Washes SSSI.

The surveys must be carried out over summer 2025 with the final report submitted at the end of February 2026. Extensive experience in identification of aquatic vascular plants is required for this project over this 2500ha site.

Total value (estimated)

  • £20,800 excluding VAT
  • £25,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 23 June 2025 to 27 February 2026
  • 8 months, 5 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71355000 - Surveying services

Contract locations

  • UKH - East of England

Participation

This procurement is reserved for

UK suppliers

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Tender submission deadline

13 June 2025, 5:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.

Your response must be sent to jaclyn.lake@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:00 on 13/06/2025

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to [email address]. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

Tenders may be submitted electronically

No


Award criteria

see RfQ


Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Contracting authority

Natural England

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJDG-6588-XDMM

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government