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Development of a GIS spatial inventory of sand dune communities using the Sand Dune Vegetation Survey of England survey

Natural England · Central government

In brief

Natural England awarded laboratory equipment and environmental work to University of Southampton on 11 February 2026.

The notice gives a value of £20,833 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 4 months, starting 2 February 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

To digitise (geo-reference) the Sand Dune Vegetation Survey of England survey maps (Radley, 1994). These are currently only available as paper maps which have been scanned by Natural England staff but need to be digitised to make them more widely available and to provide long-term security of this important dataset. The aim of the project is to create a GIS spatial inventory of sand dune communities using the 1980-1990 survey data capturing the appropriate attributes to enable future interrogation.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
University of Southampton£20,011
12 February 2026 to 31 May 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 002727-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 003306-2026
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 003364-2026
  4. Tender notice · UK4, notice 004158-2026
  5. Tender notice · UK4, notice 004162-2026
  6. Tender notice · UK4, notice 005792-2026
  7. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 014980-2026

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From notice 002727-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 January 2026, last updated 18 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.