Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Natural England
Top-five suppliers hold 19% of contract value — a moderately competitive market.
Procurement categories
What Natural England buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Natural England contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
ETAFF AENorth02
Promar International · 2026-07-23
£252K
Assessing the wider value of agri-environment scheme heritage actions for the natural environment and for people
CHAMBERLAINWALKER ECONOMICS LIMITED · 2026-07-20
£37K
Canada Farm Meadows Rewetting
John porter · 2026-07-20
£48K
ES RDE 047 Intertidal habitat survey of soft and hard substrates at Drigg Coast
ABPmer · 2026-07-09
£88K
ReSCUE Seabird Flight Height Toolkit - Front end development
BLACK BAWKS DATA SCIENCE LTD. · 2026-06-26
£40K
NCEA_EES Access Permissions 2027/28 surveys
Fera Science Limited · 2026-06-23
£409K
ES RDE 032 - ExeChange: Climate, Nature and Community in Balance
University Of Plymouth · 2026-06-22
£71K
ES RDE 064 - Nitrogen Decision Framework: 2022-2024 Deposition Data
AECOM Ltd · 2026-06-17
£3K
ETAFFCSFS&E10 - One-to-one Advice June 2026 to November 2026
RSK ADAS Limited · 2026-06-12
£73K
SD-100-C Dorset Environmental Records Centre - Purchase of access to bat records
THE DORSET ENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS CENTRE TRUST COMPANY LIMITED · 2026-05-21
£16K
Long Term Monitoring Network - Vegetation Survey - Finglandrigg Woods NNR -2026
Graeme Skelcher Ecological Consultant · 2026-05-20
£11K
Long Term Monitoring Network - Vegetation Survey - Chobham Common NNR -2026
Giles Groome Consultant Ecologist · 2026-05-20
£8K
Long Term Monitoring Network - Vegetation Survey - Lower Derwent Valley NNR - 2026
HAYCOCK AND JAY ASSOCIATES LTD · 2026-05-20
£13K
Long Term Monitoring Network - Vegetation Survey - Derbyshire Dales 2026
Penny Anderson Associates Ltd · 2026-05-20
£16K
Durham Coast SSSI Condition Assessment of the Breeding Seabird Colony
Ecology Consulting · 2026-05-20
£8K
Long Term Monitoring Network - Vegetation Survey - North Solent -2026
ARVENSIS ECOLOGY LTD · 2026-05-19
£9K
Natural England Border Stone Feature
H Cartmel and M Johnson · 2026-05-19
£14K
Aftercare and maintenance of planted trees in the Wye Valley of the Peak District Dales SAC
ASCENT TREE SOLUTIONS LTD · 2026-05-18
£17K
Upland Breeding Bird surveys - South Pennine Moors SSSI
The Environment Partnership (TEP) Limited · 2026-05-14
£125K
Aftercare and maintenance of planted trees in Dovedale & Manifold Valley of the Peak District Dales SAC
SHEFFIELD TREE CARE LIMITED · 2026-05-13
£21K
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Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Mature_Scrub_Mechanical clearance_Unit 12_Goss NNR'
Deadline: 2026-08-05
£30K
Chippenham Fen NNR Peat Restoration Project 2026
Deadline: 2026-08-10
£14K
Top Handling Facility Refrurbishment
Deadline: 2026-08-14
£50K
NNR19/0558 - Stodmarsh Ditch Restoration with associated bund creation and culvert creation
Deadline: 2026-08-14
£40K
NNR19/0558 - Stodmarsh Ditch Restoration with associated bund creation and culvert creation
Deadline: 2026-08-14
£40K
Metabarcoding validation framework 2026/2027
Deadline: 2026-08-17
£42K
Metabarcoding validation framework 2026/2027
Deadline: 2026-08-17
£42K
Metabarcoding validation framework 2026/2027
Deadline: 2026-08-17
£42K
Metabarcoding validation framework 2026/2027
Deadline: 2026-08-17
£42K
Quantifying the difference that nature recovery can make to selected risk events in the National Risk Register (informed by the State of Natural Capital Report)
Deadline: 2026-09-04
£41K
Provision of Services for Horticultural Statistics
Creech Valley Veteran Tree Survey
Community Science: Resources to Survey and Map Ecosystems and Natural Environment Assets
England Ecosystem Survey
Historic Environment Record (HER) soil survey risk assessment
£49K
Digital aerial low tide survey and validation study of digital aerial survey methods at Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary Special Protection Area (SPA) in winter 2023/24
Shore-based low tide counts and validation study of digital aerial survey methods at Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary Special Protection Area (SPA)
Citizen Science Local Pilots
Thorne Electricity Supply
Nature Restoration Fund: Supply Market Research for Great Crested Newt EDPs
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Natural England typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Cumbria Lake SSSI Condition Assessment 2025
Expires: 2026-07-31
£146K
Natural England Insurance
Expires: 2026-09-27
£142K
RDE974 - Specification for a vegetation survey for the long-term monitoring of r
Expires: 2026-09-30
£50K
Bat Earned Recognition Licensing
Expires: 2026-10-25
£38K
G-Cloud 13 Call-Off Contract
Expires: 2026-10-26
£30K
Upland Breeding Bird surveys - South Pennine Moors SSSI
Expires: 2026-11-02
£125K
ETAFF CSFNorth13
Expires: 2026-11-11
£63K
ETAFFCSFS&E10 - One-to-one Advice June 2026 to November 2026
Expires: 2026-11-30
£73K
Website Design and Build
Expires: 2026-12-31
£10K
Soil & Slurry/Manure Analysis for the Catchment Sensitive Farming Project
Expires: 2027-01-31
National Grid Eastern Green Link 5 - Protected Landscape Support
Expires: 2027-03-31
£21K
ETAFF AENorth02
Expires: 2027-03-31
£252K
NE - The National Trail Website Content Management
Expires: 2027-03-31
£25K
Provision of services for horticultural statistics
Expires: 2027-05-14
£371K
Market analysis
Bidding into Natural England — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
19%
Top-5 supplier share
18d
Avg response window
18d
Median response window
6mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Natural England
How much does Natural England spend on procurement?
Natural England awarded 693 contracts totalling £48.7M between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, working with 445 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £70K.
Who are Natural England's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Natural England by total award value are Britcon (UK) Ltd, RSK ADAS Limited, Kantar Public UK Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 19% of contract value.
What does Natural England buy from suppliers?
Natural England's procurement is concentrated in environmental management, engineering-related scientific and technical services, research services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Natural England contracts?
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What's the typical response window for Natural England tenders?
Natural England typically gives suppliers a median of 18 days to respond (average 18 days). Standard contract duration is around 6 months.
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How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-31
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