Awarded 6 October 2026
Identifying and Mapping Priority Freshwater Habitats
Natural England · London
Habitat condition assessment tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
79 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Habitat condition assessment contracts ,
79 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest habitat condition assessment contracts awarded
Awarded 2 October 2026
England-wide inland rock and scree habitat mapping
Natural England
Awarded 30 September 2026
HEY LNRS Monitoring and Reporting
East Riding of Yorkshire Council · Yorkshire and the Humber
Awarded 25 September 2026
Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh SSSI - Geomorphological and ecological survey
Natural England · South West
Awarded 18 September 2026
ES RDE 139 - Identifying opportunities for strategic, landscape-scale nature recovery
Natural England · London
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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
JBA Consulting won the most habitat condition assessment contracts
Jacobs won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JBA Consulting East of England · See every contract | 6 | £507k | 4 | ||
| 2joint | AECOM North West · See every contract | 4 | £491k | 3 | ||
| 2joint | Natural Capital Solutions London · SME · See every contract | 4 | £281k | 3 | ||
| 2joint | North and East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 4 | £173k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology South West · See every contract | 3 | £192k | 2 | ||
| 5joint | Lepus Consulting South East · SME · See every contract | 3 | £138k | 2 | ||
| 7joint | Jacobs East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 2 | £13.6m | 1 | ||
| 7joint | SOUTHERN ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED | 2 | £2.6m | 2 | ||
| 7joint | APEM London · See every contract | 2 | £163k | 2 | ||
| 7joint | The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire East Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £108k | 2 |
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Who buys
25 buyers awarded habitat condition assessment contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
7 buyers bought habitat condition assessment more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many habitat condition assessment contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many habitat condition assessment contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural England | 35 | £3m |
| 2 | Environment Agency | 9 | £748k |
| 3 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 6 | £218k |
| 4 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 4 | £15m |
| 5 | NatureScot | 3 | £514k |
| 6 | West Northamptonshire Council | 2 | £100k |
| 7 | West Sussex County Council | 2 | £56k |
| 8 | United Utilities Water Limited | 1 | £850k |
| 9 | Joint Nature Conservation Committee | 1 | £117k |
| 10 | Portsmouth City Council | 1 | £89k |
Prices
Half of habitat condition assessment contracts are worth less than £40k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 86% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsJacobs · 13 Jan 2026
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsJacobs · 16 May 2025
- Natural EnglandSOUTHERN ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED · 5 Mar 2025
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsSOUTHERN ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED · 5 Mar 2025
- United Utilities Water LimitedCumbria Wildlife Trust · 14 Apr 2026
- Natural EnglandFreshwater Habitats Trust · 6 Oct 2026
- NatureScotWinner not published · 16 Jun 2026
- NatureScotJBA Consulting, Tetra Tech, McCloy Consulting Ltd, Bowland Ecology, GEO SMART DECISIONS LIMITED, Direct Ecology Ltd, 3E Services Ltd, Babbity Environmental ltd., Atlantic58, Redwing Ecological Surveys Limited · 16 Jun 2026
- Environment AgencyAECOM · 3 Jun 2026
- Natural EnglandJBA Consulting · 2 Jun 2026
Where and when
London awards the most habitat condition assessment contracts. June and September are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 28 | £1.6m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 7 | £266k |
| East Midlands | 6 | £12.2m |
| South East | 5 | £173k |
| East of England | 4 | £383k |
| South West | 4 | £78k |
| Scotland | 3 | £514k |
| North West | 2 | £996k |
| West Midlands | 2 | £71k |
| Wales | 2 | £30k |
| North East | 1 | £40k |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Deadlines
Half of habitat condition assessment tenders close within 22 days of being published
Each dot is a habitat condition assessment tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 88% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 32% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 22 days
is how long the typical habitat condition assessment tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 56 UK habitat condition assessment tenders published in the last 24 months. - 2
new habitat condition assessment tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
56 in the last 24 months. - 86%
of the money is in the 10 biggest habitat condition assessment contracts.
Of 77 contracts with a published value. - 57%
of habitat condition assessment contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 60 award notices. - 28%
of habitat condition assessment contracts are awarded in June and September.
22 of 79 contracts.
Questions
How many habitat condition assessment contracts does the UK public sector award?
79 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 25 public buyers.
How long are habitat condition assessment tenders open for?
The median habitat condition assessment tender is open for 22 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector habitat condition assessment contract worth?
The median is £40k, and 92% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector habitat condition assessment contracts?
JBA Consulting won the most (6). Jacobs won the most by value (£13.6m).
What is included
Vegetation, habitat and invertebrate condition surveys of designated and managed sites, national habitat surveys, biodiversity opportunity mapping and indicators for nature recovery, and support to authorities preparing Local Nature Recovery Strategies.
- SSSI and SAC site condition monitoring
- Permanent plot vegetation and NVC surveys
- Woodland and peatland restoration site condition monitoring
- Invertebrate assemblage surveys
- Local wildlife site surveys
- Countryside habitat surveys
- Biodiversity opportunity mapping, KPIs and nature recovery measures
- Local Nature Recovery Strategy habitat mapping
- Local Nature Recovery Strategy stakeholder engagement and consultation analysis
What is not included
- Site appraisal and NVC for development schemes (see Ecological surveys and assessment)
- BNG baseline and metric work (see Biodiversity net gain assessment and advice)
- Peatland restoration works and their feasibility (see Peatland, mire and heathland restoration works)
- Habitat creation works (see Habitat creation and enhancement works)
- Forest inventory and management planning (see Forest management planning, inventory and survey)
- Natural capital valuation (see Cost benefit analysis)
- Earth observation data (see Satellite imagery)