# Bespoke soil sampling equipment for England Ecosystem Survey

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DEFRA](/buyers/defra/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Van Walt Ltd
- Award value: £165,430
- Award date: 22 July 2024
- Published: 21 August 2024
- Contract start: 22 July 2024
- Contract end: 30 September 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e4ce1f4a-fb3a-4820-95ca-d8b59594664a-779314
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c6bdac07-3598-4ce5-a4bb-df414bf495e0

## Description

This requirement is a Single Tender Action with Van Walt UK\. This is for the provision of bespoke soil sampling equipment that were jointly developed by Natural England, Van Walt \(supplier in England\) and AMS \(manufacturer in the USA\)\. The equipment is required for England Ecosystem Survey soil sampling and assessment surveys\. NCEA is a transformative programme to understand the extent, condition and change over time of environmental assets across England's land and water environments, supporting the government's ambition to improve the environment within a generation\.  

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4ce1f4a-fb3a-4820-95ca-d8b59594664a-779314)