Published date: 8 November 2024

Last edited date: 22 November 2024

This notice was replaced on 24 December 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 24 December 2024)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and safety services - 71317200

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£25,000 to £45,000

Procurement reference

UOEESHT

Published date

8 November 2024

Closing date

29 November 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

16 December 2024

Contract end date

28 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The overall aim of the contract is to deliver 500 pre-desk unexploded ordinance searches. The supplier shall carry out a pre-desk study UXO searches across England Ecosystem Survey sites. The sites are located within 1 km2 squares, called monads. Natural England reserve the right to commission an additional 100 pre-desk studies, 600 in total, via a contract variation.

The supplier may be required to provide an unexploded ordinance engineer watching brief on selected surveys sites where this has been recommended as a safety precaution. Natural England may commission up to 15 days UXO engineer watching brief time as required between the contract start date and 28th March 2025, but reserve the right to commission fewer.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

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 heather.thomas@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:00 on Friday 29th November.

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

About the buyer

Contact name

Heather Thomas

Address

Natural England
Guildbourne House, Chatsworth Road,
Worthing
BN11 1LD
England

Email

heather.thomas@naturalengland.org.uk