AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Natural England awarded work to produce a high-level, in-perpetuity conservation-measures list for nutrient-affected River Wensum SAC features. The detailed contract record links award 3 to SWALLOWTAIL CONSULTING LTD and records a signed GBP 17,988 net contract (GBP 21,585.60 gross).
Published outcomeAward 3 is recorded as active and linked to a contract signed on 9 July 2026, running from 10 July to 4 September 2026. A separate active award record (award 2) is also present for lot 1, but no contract, value or detailed award linkage is supplied for it.
Market significanceA small, below-threshold environmental-services engagement concerning conservation options for a nutrient-affected SAC.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
SWALLOWTAIL CONSULTING LTD
90% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · Unknown Unknown · Active award record
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Supplier record for award 2 is verified to company number 14375818; award 2 is marked active and relates to lot 1. No detailed contract is supplied for award 2.
SWALLOWTAIL CONSULTING LTD
99% confidenceAward 3 · Lots 1 · GBP 17,988 net; GBP 21,585.60 gross GBP · Active award and active contract record
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Award 3 names Swallowtail Consulting Ltd and relates to lot 1; linked contract 3 states amount 17,988 and amountGross 21,585.60 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender C34472 has status "complete"; lot 1 also has status "complete".
Award 3 status
98% confidenceActive
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Detailed award 3 is marked "active" and is linked to contract 3.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceSigned on 9 July 2026
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Contract 3 records dateSigned as 2026-07-09.
Contract 3 status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 3 has status "active".
Termination-record context
92% confidenceA contract termination notice was published on 8 September 2026; its target contract and effect are not supplied.
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Release history includes notice 084664-2026 tagged "contractTermination".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract 3 net value
99% confidenceGBP 17,988
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Contract 3 value.amount is 17988 GBP.
Contract 3 gross value
99% confidenceGBP 21,585.60
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Contract 3 value.amountGross is 21585.6 GBP.
Award 2 value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No value is supplied for award 2.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notices published
98% confidence18 June 2026
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Three tender/tender-update releases are dated 18 June 2026.
Contract 3 signed
99% confidence9 July 2026
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Contract 3 dateSigned is 2026-07-09.
Contract 3 start
99% confidence10 July 2026
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Contract 3 period.startDate is 2026-07-10.
Contract 3 end
99% confidence4 September 2026
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Contract 3 period.endDate is 2026-09-04.
Contract details notice releases
98% confidence7 September, 8 September and 13 October 2026
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Release history lists contract-details notices 084275-2026, 084668-2026 and 096355-2026 on these dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProduce a high-level list of potential, in-perpetuity conservation measures benefiting River Wensum SAC features affected by nutrient enrichment.
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Tender title and description.
Category
98% confidenceEnvironmental services
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Award 3 item carries CPV 90700000, Environmental services.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied.
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Tender contains one lot, id 1.
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".
Legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023
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Tender legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence10 July 2026 to 4 September 2026
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Contract 3 period start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Threshold status
98% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 3 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
95% confidenceThe disclosed contract is a short-duration, defined-scope environmental-services engagement.
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Contract 3 runs from 10 July to 4 September 2026; the requirement is a high-level conservation-measures list.
Value attribution
99% confidenceThe disclosed contract value is linked to contract 3 and should not be attributed to award 2.
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Only contract 3 contains a value and is linked to award 3.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Multiple award records
99% confidenceAwards 2 and 3 are both marked active for lot 1, while detailed contract data links only award 3 to contract 3.
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Flattened awards list contains active awards 2 and 3; detailed contracts list only awardID 3.
Termination ambiguity
96% confidenceA termination notice appears in release history, but no contract identifier, reason or resulting status is supplied.
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Release 084664-2026 is tagged contractTermination without further details.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceBoth supplied supplier records were verified to SWALLOWTAIL CONSULTING LTD, company number 14375818.
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Supplier-verification records show verified status for awards 2 and 3.
Unpublished fields
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award dates, bid count, evaluation results, lot title, lot value, pricing breakdown and renewal terms.
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Relevant fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Award 2 and award 3 are both active against lot 1, but only award 3 has a supplied linked contract; the relationship between the records is not explained.
- A contract termination notice is listed, but the supplied data does not identify the affected contract or its effect.
- No award date, tender-response count, evaluation information, lot title, individual lot value, pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal terms is supplied.
- The source contains several contract-details releases for the procurement without an explanation of what changed between them.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Natural EnglandRiver Wensumconservation measuresnutrient enrichmentSWALLOWTAIL CONSULTING LTDenvironmental services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
The verified legal supplier is SWALLOWTAIL CONSULTING LTD (company number 14375818).
What is the disclosed contract value?
Contract 3 records GBP 17,988 net and GBP 21,585.60 gross.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. Contract 3 explicitly records a signing date of 9 July 2026.
What was the contract period?
The linked contract record states 10 July 2026 to 4 September 2026.
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