Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

Northumbrian Water Limited has awarded a contract worth £5.7 million to a consortium of nine suppliers (Advance Northumberland Limited, Braxted Park Farms, EBL HB Limited, George Thompson (Great Oakley) Limited, Middlemarch Environmental Limited, Natural Asset Partners Ltd, Northumberland Wildlife Trust Limited, Plantlife International, and Wild Capital 1 Ltd) to provide approximately 700 biodiversity units for offsetting negative environmental impacts from the company's capital investment programme across its Northumbrian Water and Essex & Suffolk Water operating areas. The framework will supply area habitat units, hedgerow units, and watercourse units across various local planning authorities and national character areas, with flexibility for both standard unit purchases and bespoke habitat gain sites.