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Analysis of Soil Samples for Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network 2025 - 2026

Natural England · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:11.

Opportunity overview

This project comprises laboratory analysis of soil samples collected from four of Natural England's Long Term Monitoring sites. Analyses required include a range of physio-chemical and biological soil parameters to enable interpretation of above and below-ground environmental changes and to indicate long-term changes in soil characteristics, functions and biodiversity. Owing to the long-term nature of the project, analyses are required to follow existing protocols (as detailed in the request for quotation).

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

JAMES HUTTON LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£31.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Sept 2025
Including VAT
£38.2k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH SC121376
Location
Dundee, UKM77, DD2 5DA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV73111000 — Research laboratory services

Lots

  • Lot 1£40k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-056bdb
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
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 matthew.shepherd@naturalengland.org.uk and victoria.sloan@naturalengland.org.uk by 5 pm on 22nd August 2025. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to the above email addresses. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
22 Aug 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Other Requirements

Reserved Participation Location

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ONS

Identifiers

K02000001

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
40,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
48,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Description
See RfQ

Contract period

Ends
6 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
8 Sept 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73111000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research laboratory services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-3778
Format
application/pdf
Description
RfQ
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
A-3779
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Description
Contract Draft
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
A-3780
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Description
Commercial Response Template
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 4
Id
045446-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
1 Aug 2025, 21:14

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJDG-6588-XDMM
Name
Natural England

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PJDG-6588-XDMM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-SC121376
Name
JAMES HUTTON LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM77
Country
GB
Locality
Dundee
Postal Code
DD2 5DA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Mylnefield

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
SC121376
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PZXL-3314-RXYY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73111000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research laboratory services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-SC121376
Name
JAMES HUTTON LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Analysis of Soil Samples for Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network 2025 - 2026
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
12 Sept 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
31,802
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
38,162

Period

Ends
6 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
12 Sept 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
058293-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
20 Sept 2025, 07:36

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-056bdb-2025-09-20T07:36:34+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·