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Natural England

EU LIFE WADER Project - Independent Financial Audit

Business ServicesCPV 79212100
Value£13k
Deadline11 Sept 2026
Published13 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 13 Aug 202623 days leftCloses 11 Sept 2026
Who to contact
fiona.tyson@naturalengland.org.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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 fiona.tyson@naturalengland.org.uk by 12 midday on 11/09/2026. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to fiona.tyson@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£13ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

This sits below the typical range for Business Services contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Natural England has published 3 Business Services notices, about every 6 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around November 2026.

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The brief

To provide an independent report of the factual findings on the costs incurred by two partners (Natural England and Tweed Forum) in the delivery of the EU LIFE WADER project before submitting the projects final financial statement to funders.e an overview of the information suppliers would need to decide whether they would be interested in an opportunity.

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance
  • Show at bidNamed engagement team with CVs
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
077171-2026
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