AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Natural England awarded and signed a short environmental-services contract with SWALLOWTAIL CONSULTING LTD for conservation measures supporting nutrient-affected features in the Broads SAC and Broadland Ramsar.
Published outcomeOne active award (award ID 2) covers lot 1. The published contract record identifies SWALLOWTAIL CONSULTING LTD as supplier and states it was signed on 30 June 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, below-threshold environmental-services engagement focused on identifying potential long-term conservation measures.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SWALLOWTAIL CONSULTING LTD
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · GBP 17,988 net; GBP 21,585.60 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract record
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Award ID 2 names Swallowtail Consulting Ltd and relates to lot 1. Supplier verification identifies company number 14375818 and verified company name SWALLOWTAIL CONSULTING LTD. Contract ID 2 states the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete tender; active award and active contract record
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Tender status is "complete"; award ID 2 and contract ID 2 are both "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 30 June 2026
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Contract ID 2 reports dateSigned: 2026-06-30.
Contract period
99% confidence30 June 2026 to 28 August 2026
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Contract ID 2 period startDate is 2026-06-30 and endDate is 2026-08-28.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value (net)
99% confidenceGBP 17,988
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Contract ID 2 value.amount is 17988 GBP.
Contract value (gross)
99% confidenceGBP 21,585.60
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Contract ID 2 value.amountGross is 21585.6 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence10 June 2026
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Release history records tender notices 054908-2026 and 054925-2026 on 10 June 2026.
Contract signed and started
99% confidence30 June 2026
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Contract ID 2 gives both dateSigned and period startDate as 2026-06-30.
Contract ended
99% confidence28 August 2026
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Contract ID 2 period endDate is 2026-08-28.
Contract details notices published
98% confidence7 September 2026 and 12 October 2026
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Release history records contract details notices on these dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProduce a high-level list of potential, in-perpetuity conservation measures benefiting nutrient-enriched features of the Broads SAC and Broadland Ramsar.
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Published tender title and description.
Service category
99% confidenceEnvironmental services (CPV 90700000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 90700000, Environmental services.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no published lot title or separate lot description.
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Tender and award data identify lot 1 only; the supplied lot title and description are null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen competition, below threshold
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - open competition".
Competition results
99% confidenceNumber of bids, bidder identities, evaluation scoring and award rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive in the published contract record
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Contract ID 2 status is "active".
Term
98% confidence60 days inclusive, from 30 June to 28 August 2026
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Published period dates are 30 June 2026 and 28 August 2026.
Extension or renewal provisions
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Awarded scope and value
93% confidenceThe published record pairs a GBP 17,988 net contract with a focused, high-level environmental assessment deliverable rather than implementation of conservation measures.
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Contract value and tender description.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold open competition for this environmental-services requirement.
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Published procurement method details.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Duplicate award records
98% confidenceTwo active award records are supplied for lot 1, but only award ID 2 is explicitly linked to the published signed contract and its value. Award ID 1 has no supplier, date or value in the supplied award data.
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Top-level awards list IDs 1 and 2; contract ID 2 references awardID 2; supplier records are present for both IDs.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe contract start and signature date precede the two contract-details notice publication dates.
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Contract dateSigned/startDate is 30 June 2026; release history dates are 7 September and 12 October 2026.
Missing published fields
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: submission deadline, award decision date, tender value range, individual lot value, bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
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Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data contains two active award records for the same lot; only award ID 2 is linked explicitly to the contract, supplier and value, so award ID 1 is not attributed to a supplier or value.
- No bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, tender deadline, award decision date, lot title, lot-specific value, pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal terms are published in the supplied data.
- The published contract details notices were released after the stated signature and contract-start date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Natural EnglandSWALLOWTAIL CONSULTING LTDBroadsBroadland RamsarSpecial Area of Conservationenvironmental servicesconservation measuresFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Natural England Broads conservation measures contract?
SWALLOWTAIL CONSULTING LTD, verified to company number 14375818, is named on award ID 2 and the associated signed contract.
What was the contract value?
The published contract value is GBP 17,988 net and GBP 21,585.60 gross.
When did the contract run?
The published contract period ran from 30 June 2026 to 28 August 2026.
What services were required?
The requirement was a high-level list of potential in-perpetuity conservation measures for nutrient-affected features of the Broads SAC and Broadland Ramsar.
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