# Underground Ordinance pre-desk studies for England Ecosystem Survey 2025 Sample

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Natural England](/buyers/natural-england/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Zetica Limited
- Award value: £12,000
- Tender value: £45,000
- Award date: 12 December 2024
- Published: 24 December 2024
- Contract start: 16 December 2024
- Contract end: 28 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0977403a-e04a-442f-b208-744a36396f34-813676
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9c569f32-a08a-4fd5-a734-d6dacf212c7f

## Description

The overall aim of the contract is to deliver 500 pre-desk unexploded ordinance searches\. The supplier shall carry out a pre-desk study UXO searches across England Ecosystem Survey sites\. The sites are located within 1 km2 squares, called monads\. Natural England reserve the right to commission an additional 100 pre-desk studies, 600 in total, via a contract variation\. The supplier may be required to provide an unexploded ordinance engineer watching brief on selected surveys sites where this has been recommended as a safety precaution\. Natural England may commission up to 15 days UXO engineer watching brief time as required between the contract start date and 28th March 2025, but reserve the right to commission fewer\. Additional information: To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation \(RFQ\) attached\. Your response must be sent to heather\.thomas@naturalengland\.org\.uk by 17:00 on Friday 29th November\. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to heather\.thomas@naturalengland\.org\.uk\. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0977403a-e04a-442f-b208-744a36396f34-813676)