Skip to content
SkimSkim home

Public sector tenders

In deliveryUnited KingdomAdd to pipeline

Captive Rearing of Afon Irfon & Dee Freshwater Pearl Mussels 26-27

Awarded to Freshwater Biological Association

Natural Resources Wales(buyer)

Published
Published 2 July 2026

Tender documents

Skim pulls every file the buyer attaches to this process and extracts the requirements from it.

Documents as they publish

Specification, evaluation criteria, pricing schedules and every requirement — extracted, searchable and mapped to your response.

View tender files

Overview

Natural Resources Wales awarded a contract to the Freshwater Biological Association for captive rearing of juvenile freshwater pearl mussels from the Afon Irfon and Dee populations during 2026-27. The specialist work, valued at £49,700 and completed in May 2026, involves maintaining optimal water quality and rearing conditions for this difficult and highly specialized activity that is not carried out commercially.

Contracting authority

Find the key decision makers

The people who scope, score and sign this contract — names, roles and how to reach them.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
2 July 2026
Classification (CPV)
Marine conservation strategy planningNatural resources management or conservation strategy planning services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£49,700
Award date
11 May 2026
Contract period
15 June 2026 → 15 June 2027
Contract length
1 year
Winner
  • Freshwater Biological Association

This contract ends on 15 June 2027.

Contract ending soon? Skim tracks incumbents and flags recompetes early. Start for Free to set up alerts.

About the winner

Freshwater Biological Association

Based in
Newby Bridge
Public contracts won
3
Across UK and EU notices

1 other contract from Natural Resources Wales since 2025, worth £32,500.

See every contract Freshwater Biological Association holds and when each one ends

Market context

Typical award in Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

£180,000

Median of 4,183 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 72% below the median.

Natural Resources Wales in the last 12 months

64

contracts awarded, worth £111,942,331 in total

See their procurement profile →

Recent awards in Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

The latest contracts other buyers awarded under the same classification.

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    2 July 2026

Get the full picture

AI analysis, bid scoring, and expert strategy for this tender

Skim analyses every tender against your company profile and tells you whether to bid, how to win, and who you are up against.

How to win this tender

Skim reads the notice and every document attached to it, scores the fit against your company profile for a clear bid or no-bid call, then drafts each answer from your own evidence and past bids. You review, refine and submit — on time, with every requirement covered.

See exactly how Skim’s agents do this →

Comparing platforms? Skim is set against the alternatives for pre-tender intelligence, tender management software and bid management software.

Find tenders like this before your competitors do.

Skim scans every portal daily and scores each tender against your profile. Start for free and see the tenders you are missing.