Habitat banks tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
64 habitat banks tenders and contracts, 44 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£130k
- Contracts a month1.3
- Won by SMEs70%
- Frameworks and DPSs2
Habitat banks contracts
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How many habitat banks contracts do keyword alerts miss?
In the last year, a "biodiversity net gain" alert would have missed 11 of 25 habitat banks contracts (44%) and an expert list of 14 phrases 3 (12%). How we measured this
Keyword alert"biodiversity net gain"
11 of 25
Expert list14 phrases
3 of 25
Expert list: biodiversity net gain, bng, biodiversity unit, bng unit, offsite biodiversity, habitat bank, biodiversity credit, off-site bng, biodiversity offsetting, statutory biodiversity credit, biodiversity performance commitment, environmental mitigation credit, habitat unit, biodiversity gain site
30 contracts across the UK, of any size
The latest habitat banks contracts awarded
- Awarded12 Oct 2026SEDPS-NH-0036-BNG Units for A12 Widening SchemeNational Highways · East of EnglandWon by Suffolk Wildlife Trust£315k
- Awarded1 Oct 2026Isle of Wight Water Recycling Plant Biodiversity Net GainSouthern Water Services Limited · South EastWon by Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and 3 more£2.1m
- Awarded19 Aug 2026Environment Bank - BNG offsite credit purchasePortsmouth City Council · South EastWon by EBL HB Limited£94k
- Awarded5 Aug 2026Purchase of Biodiversity Performance Commitment (BPC) UnitsSouthern Water Services Limited · South EastWon by Aspect Nature Reserve Limited£494k
- Awarded3 Aug 2026Offsite Biodiversity Gain UnitsRotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by New Leaf Habitats Limited£62k
- Awarded30 Jun 2026Biodiversity Net Gain creditsBreckland Council · East of EnglandWon by Wendling Beck Opco LLP£33k
- Awarded15 Apr 2026Poole Bridge to Hunger Hill Biodiversity Net Gain Offsite UnitsBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · South WestWon by Wild Capital
- Awarded2 Apr 2026Off Site BNG UnitsSunderland City Council · North EastWon by Wild Capital£180k
- Awarded1 Apr 2026prj_8252 - Andover Link Main - BNGSouthern Water Services Limited · South EastWon by Wild Capital£1.7m
- Awarded23 Mar 2026Gosport People's Park BNGGosport Borough Council · South East£26k
- Awarded23 Mar 2026Gosport People's Park BNGGosport Borough Council · South East£26k
- Awarded23 Mar 2026Gosport People's Park BNGGosport Borough Council · South East£26k
- Awarded23 Mar 2026Gosport People's Park BNGGosport Borough Council · South EastWon by Natural Asset Partners Ltd£26k
- Awarded23 Mar 2026Biodiversity Net Gain Units ProcurementDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · LondonWon by Natural Asset Partners Ltd£442k
- Awarded23 Feb 2026Provision of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Units and Environmental Mitigation CreditsWest Northamptonshire Council · East MidlandsWon by Wild Capital£74k
- Awarded23 Feb 2026BNG Units and Environmental Mitigation CreditsWest Northamptonshire Council · East MidlandsWon by Wild Capital£66k
- Awarded12 Feb 2026Tyldesley Travel Hub Biodiversity UnitsTransport for Greater Manchester · North WestWon by Wendling Beck Opco LLP£57k
- Awarded9 Feb 2026UK7 - Contract Details NoticeNational Highways · East of EnglandWon by Ground Control£62k
- Awarded9 Jan 2026Purchase of Off-Site Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Units – Wellington WaySouth Kesteven District Council · East MidlandsWon by Nattergal t/a Boothby Wildland Limited£19k
- Awarded18 Dec 2025Biodiversity Units Sale Agreement - KeeleStoke-on-Trent City Council · West MidlandsWon by Green Earth Developments (Group) Limited and 1 more£286k
- Awarded10 Dec 2025BE21/062 Elective Theatres CAHLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by EBL HB Limited£111k
- Awarded10 Dec 2025BE21/062 Elective Theatres CAHLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by EBL HB Limited£14k
- Awarded3 Dec 2025Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Habitat UnitsYorkshire Water Services Limited · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Wild Capital£8m
- Awarded26 Nov 2025BNG Units - Staff AccommodationNorth West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust · East of EnglandWon by Wild Capital£16k
- Awarded21 Nov 2025Biodiversity Net Gain Habitat BrokerLondon Borough of Enfield · LondonWon by Enviroland£50k
- Awarded18 Aug 2025Provision Of Bio Diversity Net Gain (BNG) Re North Whiteley Secondary SchoolHampshire County Council · South EastWon by Corstorphine & Wright£510k
- Awarded11 Aug 2025Biodiversity Net Gain Units - Moreton ParkUnited Utilities Water Limited · North WestWon by Sandra Margaret Ireton£405k
- Awarded28 Mar 2025BNG Units South Church Enterprise ParkDurham County Council · North EastWon by Biomark Inc£251k
- Awarded1 Mar 2025BNG Units for Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP)Durham County Council · North EastWon by Environment Bank£10k
Where habitat banks tenders are run
Atamis1 17%- BravoSolution1 17%
EU-Supply1 17%
Open (NEPO)1 17%- SAP Ariba1 17%
- Other portals (1)1 17%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Wild Capital won the most habitat banks contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wild Capital East Midlands · SME · 2 framework places · See every contract | 7 | £10.1m | 6 | ||
| 2 | EBL HB Limited Yorkshire and the Humber · 2 framework places · See every contract | 3 | £219k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Natural Asset Partners Ltd London · SME · 2 framework places · See every contract | 2 | £467k | 2 | ||
| 3joint | Wendling Beck Opco LLP North West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £90k | 2 | ||
| 5joint | Corstorphine & Wright South East · SME · See every contract | 1 | £510k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Aspect Nature Reserve Limited South East · See every contract | 1 | £494k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Sandra Margaret Ireton North West · SME · See every contract | 1 | £405k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Suffolk Wildlife Trust East of England · See every contract | 1 | £315k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Green Earth Biodiversity Bank Limited West Midlands · SME · See every contract | 1 | £286k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Biomark Inc North East · See every contract | 1 | £251k | 1 |
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Councils award 57% of habitat banks contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
6 buyers bought habitat banks more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many habitat banks contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Each dot is a buyer: how many habitat banks contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gosport Borough Council | 4 | £102k |
| 2 | Southern Water Services Limited | 3 | £4.3m |
| 3 | National Highways | 2 | £377k |
| 4 | Durham County Council | 2 | £261k |
| 5 | West Northamptonshire Council | 2 | £140k |
| 6 | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 2 | £125k |
| 7 | Yorkshire Water Services Limited | 1 | £8m |
| 8 | Hampshire County Council | 1 | £510k |
| 9 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | £442k |
| 10 | United Utilities Water Limited | 1 | £405k |
32 habitat banks contracts awarded since 2021
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Half of habitat banks contracts are worth less than £66k
The 10 biggest habitat banks contracts
- Yorkshire Water Services LimitedWild Capital · 3 Dec 2025
- Southern Water Services LimitedRoyal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, Harry Ferguson Farms Limited, A.E. Brown Farms Ltd · 1 Oct 2026
- Southern Water Services LimitedWild Capital · 1 Apr 2026
- Hampshire County CouncilCorstorphine & Wright · 18 Aug 2025
- Southern Water Services LimitedAspect Nature Reserve Limited · 5 Aug 2026
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsNatural Asset Partners Ltd · 23 Mar 2026
- United Utilities Water LimitedSandra Margaret Ireton · 11 Aug 2025
- National HighwaysSuffolk Wildlife Trust · 12 Oct 2026
- Stoke-on-Trent City CouncilGreen Earth Developments (Group) Limited, Green Earth Biodiversity Bank Limited · 18 Dec 2025
- Durham County CouncilBiomark Inc · 28 Mar 2025
No habitat banks contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
The 7 habitat banks contracts ending are one-off work, which is not re-let as it was.
The South East awards the most habitat banks contracts. March and August are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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 | 10 | £5.1m | £77k | – | Gosport Borough Council (4) | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 4 | £8.2m | £86k | EBL HB Limited (2) | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (2) | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 4 | £426k | £47k | – | National Highways (2) | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 3 | £441k | £180k | – | Durham County Council (2) | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 3 | £160k | £66k | Wild Capital (2) | West Northamptonshire Council (2) | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 2 | £462k | – | – | – | 0 |
| London | 0 | 2 | £492k | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 1 | £286k | – | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 1 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
- £130k a month
of habitat banks contracts awarded.
Typical contract £64k x 2.1 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 1.3
habitat banks contracts are awarded in a typical month.
30 contracts in the last 2 years. - 2
frameworks and DPSs are running for habitat banks work.
1 open to join now. - 70%
of habitat banks contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 23 award notices.
How many habitat banks tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 44 | 64 |
| Contracts awarded | 25 | 32 |
7 habitat banks contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months. In the last two years, 21 buyers awarded habitat banks contracts to 21 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 habitat banks contracts does the UK public sector award?
30 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 21 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector habitat banks contract worth?
The median is £66k, and 66% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector habitat banks contracts?
Wild Capital won the most (7), and the most by value (£10.1m).
Which buyers award the most habitat banks contracts?
Councils award 57% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most habitat banks contracts?
The South East: 10 of 30 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Yorkshire and the Humber (4) and the East of England (4).
What is included
Purchase of statutory off-site biodiversity units from a habitat bank or landowner to meet biodiversity net gain for a development, with the provider creating, managing and monitoring the habitat for at least 30 years under a legal agreement.
- Off-site biodiversity units bought to discharge a planning condition
- Unit purchases from habitat bank schemes
- Units bought for NHS, transport and council developments
- Habitat creation, 30-year management and monitoring delivered by the unit provider
What is not included
- BNG metric calculations, gain plans and habitat banking advice (see Biodiversity net gain assessment and advice)
- Habitat creation works bought as works (see Habitat creation and enhancement works)
- Long-term habitat site management works (see Nature reserve, countryside site and BNG habitat management)
- Nutrient mitigation credits (see Nutrient neutrality assessment and mitigation)