SEDPS-NH-0020-Biodiversity Unit Feasibility 2025/26 - Lot 9

National Highways
Selective procedure
16 February 2026 to 31 March 2028

Delivery of feasibility studies for 1,000 biodiversity units, encompassing both habitat and hedgerow units. The work involves assessing offsite enhancements to ensure compliance with Statutory Biodiversity Metric trading rules and achieving 10% biodiversity net gain for major enhancement schemes. The project requires completion of all reports within the specified financial year.

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Awarded value: £134k; As published
Published: 10 February 2026
Awarded: 13 January 2026; The National Trust
Contract length: 25 months; Ends 31 March 2028

What the contract covers

Service contract / DPS call-off

Provision of environmental consultancy and feasibility studies to support biodiversity net gain and statutory metric compliance for infrastructure projects.

Feasibility studies for a total of 1,000 biodiversity units covering habitat and hedgerow units
Associated reports for those feasibility studies

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract / DPS call-off
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 25 months
Contract dates: 16 February 2026 to 31 March 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 90710000, 90711500

Services in this contract

Biodiversity net gain assessment and adviceMain service£67k typicalFeasibility studies for offsite biodiversity units, habitat and hedgerow

Lifecycle

Published
10 February 2026
Contract awardedto The National Trust
13 January 2026
Contract starts
16 February 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2028

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National Highways

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The National Trust

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/96577/sedps-nh-0020-biodiversity-unit-feasibility-2025-26-lot-9
Buyer reference: tender_497943/1551539
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-4dab9ac8-d1b5-46dd-9d4e-a2e2abf4d64d
Last checked: 4 November 2026

National Highways. SEDPS-NH-0020-Biodiversity Unit Feasibility 2025/26 - Lot 9. Contract award, 10 February 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/96577/sedps-nh-0020-biodiversity-unit-feasibility-2025-26-lot-9 (accessed 4 November 2026).