Ecological consultancy tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
326 ecological consultancy tenders and contracts, 143 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£54k
- Contracts a month1.4
- Won by SMEs33%
- Frameworks and DPSs10
- Live now5See them →
Ecological consultancy contracts
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34 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
5 ecological consultancy opportunities are open now
- Awarded14 Oct 2026Victoria Park and Chapel Hill habitat surveysTorbay Council · South WestWon by Devon Wildlife Consultants
- Awarded23 Jul 2026Ecology surveying and reporting at Cirencester HospitalGloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust · South WestWon by EcoCon Limited£14k
- Awarded21 Jul 2026Habitat Biodiversity Survey and ReportGwent Police · WalesWon by Mitie£57k
- Awarded16 Jul 2026Rhyl Stream and Rotary Zone Ecological ServicesLlywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · WalesWon by Mott MacDonald£137k
- Awarded6 Jul 2026ENQ1337 - Darley Abbey Mills Bridge - Environmental Planning SupportDerby City Council · East MidlandsWon by Arcadis£29k
- Awarded22 Jun 2026Pegasus Planning Appointment – Mid Street – Outline Planning ApplicationThe Guinness Partnership · South EastWon by Pegasus Planning Group Ltd£165k
- Awarded8 Jun 2026Land at Hillhurst Green - EcologyHomes England · South EastWon by Stantec£20k
- Awarded26 May 2026Ecology Services - BWR Phase 2Bath & North East Somerset Council · South WestWon by ETHOS Digital Health Limited£8k
- Awarded27 Apr 2026A6 Matlock to Whatstandwell Highway Retaining Wall Maintenance WorksDerbyshire County Council · East MidlandsWon by BSG Ecology£50k
- Awarded21 Apr 2026Arthurlie Gate Housing Development Path FeasibilityEast Renfrewshire Council · ScotlandWon by AtkinsRéalis
- Awarded15 Apr 2026A511 MRN - Ecology Surveys 2026Leicestershire County Council · East MidlandsWon by Amey£270k
- Awarded16 Feb 2026Bishopwearmouth Crematorium Ecological Impact Assessment and Associated SurveysSunderland City Council · North EastWon by Durham Wildlife Trust
- Awarded13 Nov 2025Invitation to bid for tender to guide the restoration and creation of wildlife ponds at Usk, MonmoutMonmouthshire County Council · WalesWon by TACP Architects
- Awarded15 Oct 2025Ecology surveys - Land at Coniscliffe Road- Residential DevelopmentDarlington Borough Council · North EastWon by Ecosurv Ltd£16k
- Awarded15 Oct 2025MetroWest Phase 1 Ecology SupportNorth Somerset Council · South WestWon by Jacobs£44k
- Awarded1 Oct 2025Appointment of Ecology Surveys and BNG ConsultancyThe Crown Estate · LondonWon by Envance Limited£20k
- Awarded8 Sep 2025Harwell B418 ecological surveys - Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (PEA)Nuclear Restoration Services · South EastWon by Amentum Clean Energy£8k
- Awarded1 Sep 2025Trydan Project Development Services Tender - Contract NoticeTrydan Gwyrdd Cymru · WalesWon by Mott MacDonald and 3 more
- Awarded23 Jun 2025WHTHT - Town planning and ecology services for P4 WGHWest Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · East of EnglandWon by Building Design Partnership (BDP)
- Awarded17 Jun 2025Bridge of Allan Ecology SurveysStirling Council · ScotlandWon by WSP£83k
- Awarded9 Jun 2025223 Southwark Park Road_Ecology and Travel assessmentsLondon Borough of Southwark · LondonWon by Sweco
- Awarded23 May 2025Homes England - DARTS Framework - Annitsford Farm Ecology and SurveysHomes England · North EastWon by Arup£60k
- Awarded8 Apr 2025Ecological surveysSurrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · South EastWon by RSK£60k
- Awarded27 Feb 2025East Cambridgeshire District Council Habitat Baseline Surveys and Habitat Management PlansEast Cambridgeshire District Council · East of EnglandWon by The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire£25k
- Awarded27 Jan 2025Birmingham Site Investigation SurveysHomes England · West MidlandsWon by Arcadis
- Awarded21 Jan 2025Single Supplier Framework for the provision of Ecological Consultation and Services, Centurion Way 2025-2027 - AWARDSouth Downs National Park Authority · South EastWon by Temple Group£100k
- Awarded15 Jan 2025Shaw Wood Feasibility SurveysCity of Doncaster Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by AtkinsRéalis
- Awarded20 Dec 2024Arboricultural Planning Report for ETLNLondon Borough of Enfield · LondonWon by GS Ecology ltd.£11k
- Awarded29 Nov 2024Ecology SurveysCity of Doncaster Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Estrada Ecology Ltd£40k
- Awarded29 Nov 2024Buffer Strips and Burr Reeds 2Environment Agency · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by AECOM
- Open to joinApply by 6 Nov 2026UK-wide framework
- Open to joinApply by 20 Nov 2026UK-wide framework
- Open to joinApply by 31 May 2029UK-wide DPS
- Open to joinApply by 21 Apr 2032East of England DPS
- Open to joinOpen nowNorth West DPS
Where to bid
Where ecological consultancy tenders are run
- SAP Ariba3 25%
In-Tend2 17%- eTenderWales2 17%
- CompeteFor1 8%
- Jaggaer1 8%
- Other portals (3)3 25%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
10 frameworks and DPSs for ecological consultancy work are running. 5 are open to join now.
Amey won the most ecological consultancy contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsTransport and utilitiesHousingNHS and healthCentral governmentOther buyers
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | BSG Ecology East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 2 | £50k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Arcadis East Midlands · 2 framework places · See every contract | 2 | £29k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | AtkinsRéalis Yorkshire and the Humber · 3 framework places · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Mott MacDonald Wales · SME · 2 framework places · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 5joint | Amey East Midlands · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £270k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Pegasus Planning Group Ltd South East · See every contract | 1 | £165k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Temple Group South East · See every contract | 1 | £100k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | JBA Consulting SME · 3 framework places · See every contract | 1 | £89k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Arup North East · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £60k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | RSK South East · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £60k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 53% of ecological consultancy contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
3 buyers bought ecological consultancy more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many ecological consultancy contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many ecological consultancy contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsTransport and utilitiesHousingNHS and healthCentral governmentOther buyers
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homes England | 3 | £80k |
| 2 | National Highways | 2 | £107k |
| 3 | City of Doncaster Council | 2 | £40k |
| 4 | Leicestershire County Council | 1 | £270k |
| 5 | The Guinness Partnership | 1 | £165k |
| 6 | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government | 1 | £137k |
| 7 | South Downs National Park Authority | 1 | £100k |
| 8 | The Coal Authority | 1 | £89k |
| 9 | Stirling Council | 1 | £83k |
| 10 | Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £60k |
98 ecological consultancy contracts awarded since 2021
- 122021
- 172022
- 112023
- 292024
- 172025
- 122026 so far
Prices
Half of ecological consultancy contracts are worth less than £47k
CouncilsTransport and utilitiesHousingNHS and healthCentral governmentOther buyers
The 10 biggest ecological consultancy contracts
- Leicestershire County CouncilAmey · 15 Apr 2026
- The Guinness PartnershipPegasus Planning Group Ltd · 22 Jun 2026
- Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentMott MacDonald · 16 Jul 2026
- South Downs National Park AuthorityTemple Group · 21 Jan 2025
- The Coal AuthorityJBA Consulting · 26 Jun 2025
- Stirling CouncilWSP · 17 Jun 2025
- Homes EnglandArup · 23 May 2025
- Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation TrustRSK · 8 Apr 2025
- Gwent PoliceMitie · 21 Jul 2026
- Transport or utility bodyUK-wide or not stated · November 2024
Renewing contracts
No ecological consultancy contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
The 5 ecological consultancy contracts ending are one-off work, which is not re-let as it was.
Where and when
The South East awards the most ecological consultancy contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 0 | 5 | £353k | £60k | – | – | 0 |
| London | 0 | 4 | £36k | £11k | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 4 | £66k | £14k | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 4 | £194k | – | Mott MacDonald (2) | – | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 3 | £76k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 3 | £40k | – | – | City of Doncaster Council (2) | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 3 | £349k | £50k | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 2 | £25k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 2 | £83k | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 1 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with ecological consultancy
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Key findings
- £54k a month
of ecological consultancy contracts awarded.
Typical contract £50k x 1.1 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 1.4
ecological consultancy contracts are awarded in a typical month.
34 contracts in the last 2 years. - 10
frameworks and DPSs are running for ecological consultancy work.
5 open to join now. - 33%
of ecological consultancy contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 24 award notices.
How many ecological consultancy tenders and contracts are there?
| Since November 2021 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 326 | 143 |
| Contracts awarded | 88 | 13 |
7 ecological consultancy contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 1 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 30 buyers awarded ecological consultancy contracts to 33 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many ecological consultancy contracts does the UK public sector award?
34 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 30 public buyers.
How long are ecological consultancy tenders open for?
The median ecological consultancy tender is open for 22 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector ecological consultancy contract worth?
The median is £47k, and 96% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most ecological consultancy contracts?
Councils award 53% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most ecological consultancy contracts?
The South East: 5 of 34 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then London (4) and the South West (4).
Are there frameworks or DPSs for ecological consultancy work that are open to join?
10 frameworks and DPSs for ecological consultancy work are running. 5 are open to join now.
What is included
Preliminary ecological appraisal, desk studies, walkover and habitat surveys and ecological assessment reports for a development, scheme or works site, often as ongoing ecology consultancy for a project.
- Preliminary ecological appraisal and desk study
- Site habitat surveys and NVC for schemes
- Ecological impact assessment reports
- Project ecology consultancy for construction, highways and housing investment
What is not included
- Species-specific and bird surveys, licences and mitigation (see Protected species and bird surveys and mitigation)
- BNG metric work (see Biodiversity net gain assessment and advice)
- Ecology advice to planning authorities (see Planning ecology advice to planning authorities)
- Condition monitoring of designated and managed sites (see Habitat condition monitoring and nature recovery mapping)
- Environmental clerk of works and construction environmental management (see Construction environmental management and environmental clerk of works)
- Full EIA coordination (see Environmental impact assessment)
- Landscape and visual impact assessment (see Landscape visual impact assessment)
- Tree surveys and arboricultural impact assessments (see Development tree surveys and arboricultural impact assessments)