AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Natural England awarded a contract to D T Morgans for the purchase of 500 store lambs, preferably organic. The contract is explicitly recorded as signed on 13 October 2026 and active, with delivery from 19 October to 1 November 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for lot 1. D T Morgans is the sole supplier named on the award.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold goods procurement with a net contract value of £49,000 (£51,460 gross) for sheep supply.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
D T Morgans
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £49,000 net; £51,460 gross GBP · Active contract recorded
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Award 1 names D T Morgans as its only supplier. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and records £49,000 amount and £51,460 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
98% confidence28 September 2026
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Release history lists Tender notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-09-28.
Submission deadline
98% confidence12 October 2026, 21:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-10-12T21:00:00+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract document and release history show publication on 2026-10-16.
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 1 November 2026
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Contract 1 period gives startDate 2026-10-19 and endDate 2026-11-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£49,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 49000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£51,460
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 51460 GBP.
Published maximum process value
90% confidence£50,000
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Process value_max is 50000 GBP; no value basis is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award/contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 and contract 1 each have status active.
Contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-19.
Contract end
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-01.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePurchase of 500 store lambs, preferably organic
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Process title and description state “Purchase of 500 Store Lambs” and “purchase of 500 store lambs. They need to be preferably organic”.
Category
99% confidenceGoods: sheep
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The process main category is goods and the awarded item has CPV 03322100 (Sheep).
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data each identify lot 1 only.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKK
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Award item deliveryAddresses identifies region UKK, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen competition, below threshold
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Process procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - open competition”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold false.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bid count, bidders and evaluation scores was not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Signature date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-10-13.
Term
96% confidence14 days inclusive of stated start and end dates
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The stated period runs from 19 October 2026 to 1 November 2026.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provisions are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value comparison
90% confidenceThe £49,000 net contract amount is £1,000 below the published £50,000 process maximum.
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Contract amount is £49,000 and process value_max is £50,000; the process value basis is not supplied.
Supply profile
95% confidenceShort-duration livestock supply requirement with a stated preference for organic lambs.
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The requirement is for 500 store lambs, preferably organic, over the stated 19 October to 1 November 2026 contract period.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity verification
99% confidenceThe supplier name is source-reported and has not been independently company-verified in the supplied data.
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supplier_identity_status is not_applicable; no verified company name or company number is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tender prices, award rationale or scoring information is present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name D T Morgans has not been independently company-verified in the supplied data.
- Information on competing bids, evaluation, award rationale and pricing breakdowns was not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal or option terms were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Natural EnglandD T Morgansstore lambssheep supplyorganic lambspublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Natural England's store lambs contract?
D T Morgans is named as the sole supplier on award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The contract records £49,000 excluding VAT and £51,460 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 19 October 2026 to 1 November 2026.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.