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Identifying and Mapping Priority Freshwater Habitats

Published 6 Oct 2026

6 Oct 2026

Natural England

Primary CPV: 90712400 *
Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services
Location: 🇬🇧 Westminster, London
Value: £331,500
Contract: 5 months Duration
16/10/2026 31/03/2027
Contract Types: 90 *Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental...
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom · UKI32

Contact

dgc.enquiries@defra.gov.uk

Award Criteria

Not specified

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Reference: C35745

Natural England is commissioning the Freshwater Habitats Trust (FHT) to deliver a programme of work to identify, map and verify priority freshwater habitats, with a particular focus on ponds and headwater streams that are currently underrepresented within existing habitat inventories. The project will utilise a combination of habitat modelling, remote sensing, field survey techniques, citizen science and specialist ecological expertise to improve the quality, coverage and accessibility of freshwater habitat data. The outputs will support Natural England's evidence base, inform conservation priorities, and contribute to the protection and restoration of priority freshwater habitats across England.

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90712400 — Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Central government
Competition: Direct award (no competition)
Contract type: Services
Winning supplier: Large company
Procurement method: Direct award
Main category: Services
Above threshold: Yes
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Complete
Award status: Pending
Contract can be extended to: 31 Mar 2029
Renewal: Option to extend the Agreement beyond 31 March 2027 up to 31 March 2029 via agreed addenda, subject to funding, approvals, business need and satisfactory performance. Extensions would support continued delivery of freshwater habitat mapping.
Language: EN
Published: 06 Oct 2026 13:54
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0781b5
Notice ID: C35745

Organisations on this notice

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Procuring Entity

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom

dgc.enquiries@defra.gov.uk

defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome

GB-PPON PNBD-3289-CDGX

Freshwater Habitats Trust

Supplier Large VCSE

Bury Knowle House North Place, Oxford, OX3 9HY, United Kingdom

jbiggs@freshwaterhabitats.org.uk

GB-PPON PYVY-2891-ZMGL

Key dates

Future Signature Date: 16 Oct 2026 · Scheduled

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Party 1 › Name	NATURAL ENGLAND
Party 1 › Address › Street	Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
Party 1 › Address › Town / city	London
Party 1 › Address › Postcode	SW1P 4DF
Party 1 › Address › Country	GB
Party 1 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKI32
Party 1 › Contact › Email	dgc.enquiries@defra.gov.uk
Party 1 › Role	buyer
Party 1 › Link	https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Party 1 › Classification › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 2 › Name	DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Party 2 › Address › Street	Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
Party 2 › Address › Town / city	London
Party 2 › Address › Postcode	SW1P 4DF
Party 2 › Address › Country	GB
Party 2 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKI32
Party 2 › Contact › Email	dgc.enquiries@defra.gov.uk
Party 2 › Role	Procuring entity
Party 2 › Role Details	Procurement
Party 2 › Link	https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Party 3 › Name	Freshwater Habitats Trust
Party 3 › Address › Street	Bury Knowle House North Place
Party 3 › Address › Town / city	Oxford
Party 3 › Address › Postcode	OX3 9HY
Party 3 › Address › Country	GB
Party 3 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKJ14
Party 3 › Contact › Email	jbiggs@freshwaterhabitats.org.uk
Party 3 › Role	supplier
Party 3 › Business size	large
Party 3 › VCSEs	Yes

Buyer

Name	NATURAL ENGLAND

Tender

Title	Identifying and Mapping Priority Freshwater Habitats
Status	complete
Procedure type	direct
Procedure	Direct award
Reason for this procedure	Schedule 5, paragraph 6 of PA2023 - Absence of competition dueto technical reason, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
Lot › Status	complete
Lot › Suitable for › SMEs	Yes
Document › Document type	Conflict of interest
Document › Description	Not published
Risk Details	Appointment of an alternative supplier would introduce delivery delays, additional costs and compatibility risks due to the specialist methodologies, datasets and expertise held by Freshwater Habitats Trust. Delays could also result in missed seasonal survey windows and reduced project outcomes.

Awards

Title	Identifying and Mapping Priority Freshwater Habitats
Status	pending
Value › Value incl. VAT	£397,800
Value › Value	£331,500
Value › Currency	GBP
Category	services
Above threshold	Yes
Supplier › Name	Freshwater Habitats Trust
Item › CPV › Description	Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services
Contract period › Start	16 Oct 2026
Contract period › End	31 Mar 2027
Contract period › Can be extended to	31 Mar 2029
Can be renewed	Yes
Renewal › Description	Option to extend the Agreement beyond 31 March 2027 up to 31 March 2029 via agreed addenda, subject to funding, approvals, business need and satisfactory performance. Extensions would support continued delivery of freshwater habitat mapping.
Document › Document type	Award notice
Document › Description	Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094281-2026
Document › Published	6 Oct 2026
Milestone › Type	Future signature date
Milestone › Due	16 Oct 2026
Milestone › Status	scheduled

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