Habitats regulations assessment tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
136 habitats regulations assessment tenders and contracts, 36 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£24k
- Contracts a month0.9
- Won by SMEs57%
- Frameworks and DPSs3
- Live now2See them →
Habitats regulations assessment contracts
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21 contracts across the UK, of any size
2 habitats regulations assessment opportunities are open now
- OpenCloses in 3 weeksHabitat Regulations AssessmentKing's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council · East of EnglandEst.£90k
- Pre-market5 Oct 2026Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA) Services for the East Lothian Local Development PlanEast Lothian Council · Scotland
- Awarded19 Aug 2026North Northamptonshire Local Plan - Habitats Regulations AssessmentNorth Northamptonshire Council · East MidlandsWon by AECOM£45k
- Awarded13 Jul 2026Bradford Local Plan Habitats Regulations AssessmentCity of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Footprint Ecology Ltd£27k
- Awarded8 Jul 2026Habitats Regulation Assessment for Rutland Local PlanRutland County Council · East MidlandsWon by WSP
- Awarded22 Jun 2026Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) / Appropriate Assessment (AA) of the Somerset Council Local Plan 2022-2044Somerset Council · South WestWon by Lepus Consulting£38k
- Awarded11 Jun 2026Invitation to Tender -West Suffolk Council-Habitats Regulations Assessment to support preparation of West Suffolk Local PlanWest Suffolk Council · East of EnglandWon by Lepus Consulting£26k
- Awarded9 Jun 2026SANG and FLL StudiesCotswold District Council · South WestWon by LUC£36k
- Awarded8 Jun 2026Landfill bans HRAWaste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) · South EastWon by Ridge Environmental Limited£12k
- Awarded20 Mar 2026Habitats Regulations Assessment for PCNPA LDP 3Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority · WalesWon by AECOM£24k
- Awarded16 Jan 2026Habitats Regulation Assessment for the Local BCP PlanBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · South WestWon by Footprint Ecology Ltd£20k
- Awarded9 Dec 2025South Hams SAC Berry Head GHB study to support Local Plan in-combination assessmentTorbay Council · South WestWon by MKA Ecology T/A Burton Reid
- Awarded24 Oct 2025Habitat Regulation Assessment - Technical Advisor ITTThe Crown Estate · London£1.1m
- Awarded25 Apr 2025Habitats Regulations AssessmentCheshire West and Chester Council · North WestWon by AECOM
- Awarded1 Apr 2025e-ITT for the provision of a Habitat Regulations AssessmentNew Forest District Council · South EastWon by LUC£19k
- Awarded31 Mar 2025A Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) of the North Yorkshire Local PlanNorth Yorkshire Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by SLR Consulting£148k
- Awarded25 Mar 2025Severn Estuary Recreation Mitigation StrategyMonmouthshire County Council · WalesWon by Footprint Ecology Ltd£17k
- Awarded10 Mar 2025P5622 Habitats regulation assessmentHigh Peak Borough Council & Staffordshire Moorlands District Council · East MidlandsWon by Ricardo Energy & Environment£18k
- Awarded6 Mar 2025RSDO Environmental Report and Habitats Regulation AssessmentEnvironment Agency · LondonWon by APEM
- Awarded4 Feb 2025Provision of mitigation measures for the impact of new housing development within 3km of Unit of the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits Special Protection AreaWest Northamptonshire Council · East MidlandsWon by The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire£43k
- Awarded27 Jan 2025Cheltenham Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) Action Plan - AWARDCheltenham Borough Council · South WestWon by Lepus Consulting£22k
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Where habitats regulations assessment tenders are run
Kent Business Portal2 40%
Delta eSourcing1 20%
In-Tend1 20%
Supplying the South West1 20%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
3 frameworks for habitats regulations assessment work are running. None are open to join now.
AECOM won the most habitats regulations assessment contracts
SLR Consulting 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 | AECOM North West · 1 framework place · See every contract | 4 | £84k | 4 | ||
| 2joint | Lepus Consulting South West · SME · See every contract | 3 | £85k | 3 | ||
| 2joint | Footprint Ecology Ltd Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 3 | £64k | 3 | ||
| 4 | LUC South East · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 2 | £55k | 2 | ||
| 5joint | SLR Consulting Yorkshire and the Humber · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £148k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £50k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 1 | £43k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Ricardo Energy & Environment East Midlands · See every contract | 1 | £18k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Ridge Environmental Limited South East · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 1 | £12k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | APEM London · See every contract | 1 | Not published | 1 |
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Councils award 71% of habitats regulations assessment contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
1 buyer bought habitats regulations assessment more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many habitats regulations assessment 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 habitats regulations assessment contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural England | 2 | £64k |
| 2 | The Crown Estate | 1 | £1.1m |
| 3 | North Yorkshire Council | 1 | £148k |
| 4 | North Northamptonshire Council | 1 | £45k |
| 5 | West Northamptonshire Council | 1 | £43k |
| 6 | Somerset Council | 1 | £38k |
| 7 | Cotswold District Council | 1 | £36k |
| 8 | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | 1 | £27k |
| 9 | West Suffolk Council | 1 | £26k |
| 10 | Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority | 1 | £24k |
59 habitats regulations assessment contracts awarded since 2021
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Half of habitats regulations assessment contracts are worth less than £26k
The 10 biggest habitats regulations assessment contracts
- The Crown EstateWinner not published · 24 Oct 2025
- North Yorkshire CouncilSLR Consulting · 31 Mar 2025
- Natural EnglandEunomia Research & Consulting Ltd · 26 Nov 2025
- North Northamptonshire CouncilAECOM · 19 Aug 2026
- West Northamptonshire CouncilThe Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire · 4 Feb 2025
- Somerset CouncilLepus Consulting · 22 Jun 2026
- Cotswold District CouncilLUC · 9 Jun 2026
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilFootprint Ecology Ltd · 13 Jul 2026
- West Suffolk CouncilLepus Consulting · 11 Jun 2026
- Pembrokeshire Coast National Park AuthorityAECOM · 20 Mar 2026
No habitats regulations assessment contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
The 5 habitats regulations assessment contracts ending are one-off work, which is not re-let as it was.
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The South West awards the most habitats regulations assessment contracts. March and June 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 West | 0 | 5 | £115k | £29k | Lepus Consulting (2) | – | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 4 | £106k | £43k | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 2 | £175k | – | – | – | 0 |
| London | 0 | 2 | £1.1m | – | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 2 | £31k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 2 | £42k | – | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 1 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 1 | 1 | £26k | – | – | – | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
- £24k a month
of habitats regulations assessment contracts awarded.
Typical contract £27k x 0.9 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 3
frameworks and DPSs are running for habitats regulations assessment work.
0 open to join now. - 57%
of habitats regulations assessment contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 14 award notices.
How many habitats regulations assessment tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 36 | 136 |
| Contracts awarded | 11 | 52 |
9 habitats regulations assessment contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 1 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 20 buyers awarded habitats regulations assessment contracts to 12 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 habitats regulations assessment contracts does the UK public sector award?
21 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 20 public buyers.
How long are habitats regulations assessment tenders open for?
The median habitats regulations assessment tender is open for 31 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector habitats regulations assessment contract worth?
The median is £26k, and 94% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector habitats regulations assessment contracts?
AECOM won the most (4). SLR Consulting won the most by value (£148k).
Which buyers award the most habitats regulations assessment contracts?
Councils award 71% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most habitats regulations assessment contracts?
The South West: 5 of 21 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the East Midlands (4) and Yorkshire and the Humber (2).
Are there frameworks or DPSs for habitats regulations assessment work that are open to join?
3 frameworks and DPSs for habitats regulations assessment work are running. None are open to join now.
What is included
Screening and appropriate assessment of plans and projects affecting European sites, including recreational disturbance avoidance and mitigation strategies.
- Local plan HRA
- Project HRA and appropriate assessment
- Recreational disturbance mitigation strategies
What is not included
- HRA delivered inside an SA/SEA commission (see Strategic environmental assessment and sustainability appraisal)
- Ecological impact assessment for schemes (see Ecological surveys and assessment)
- Nutrient neutrality strategies and mitigation (see Nutrient neutrality assessment and mitigation)
- Air quality modelling for HRA bought on its own (see Air quality assessment)