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Natural England Dive Unit: Provision of dive vessel for Isles of Scilly kelp survey 2027

Natural England · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 10:20.

Opportunity overview

Natural England plan to undertake scientific dive surveys of kelp forest communities within the Isles of Scilly Complex Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in summer 2027. This tender relates solely to the provision of a suitably coded vessel and crew to support the scientific diving operations associated with this project.

Classification

  • CPV60651100 — Hire of sea-going vessels with crew

Lots

  • Lot 1£18k

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-06ed14
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
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 lucy.may@naturalengland.org.uk by 12 midday on Friday 18th September 2026. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to lucy.may@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Tender Period

Ends
18 Sept 2026, 12:00

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
21,600
Amount
18,000
Currency
GBP

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Jun 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2027, 23:59

Options

Description
Vessel required for 8 survey days during available contract period

Award criteria

Description
Full details in RFQ

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60651100
Description
Hire of sea-going vessels with crew

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-21584
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
RFQ
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 2
Id
A-21585
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 3
Id
A-21586
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Order Form
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 4
Id
A-21587
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Commercial Response Template
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 5
Id
081554-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
27 Aug 2026, 07:42
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJDG-6588-XDMM

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 081554-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·