Specialist Analytical Services for Natural Resources Wales
Natural Resources WalesEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
7 August 2026
Published
21 July 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) intends to establish a contract for the provision of Specialist Analytical Services. The purpose of the requirement is to outsource specialist analytical services supporting NRW’s statutory Freshwater, Marine, Biota, Sediment, and regulatory monitoring programmes.
These analyses cannot be delivered in house at NRW Analytical Services (NRWAS) due to method complexity, specialist instrumentation, and capacity constraints. The new contract will align with the updated six year Monitoring Strategy and Planning (MSP) cycle, ensuring continuity of data collection and consistency in analytical methodologies across the full programme period.This notice is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice.
The purpose of the pre market engagement questionnaire is to gather market insight, help shape our approach and ensure that suppliers are aware of the upcoming opportunity. NRW has issued a pre market engagement questionnaire to support this engagement.
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Participation is optional and does not form part of any formal evaluation, nor will it affect a supplier's ability to participate in the future procurement. Instructions on how to access the pre market engagement questionnaire can be found in the engagement section of this notice.
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- 1
GMD Forestry Ltd
8 contracts wonlatest 2 Oct 2026£79m
total awarded
- 2
Jimmy Hughes Services Ltd
8 contracts wonlatest 12 Aug 2026ends 31 Aug 2030£79m
total awarded
- 3
Beacons Tree Services Ltd
7 contracts wonlatest 2 Oct 2026ends 28 Feb 2030£63m
total awarded
- 4
A.J.Butler Contracting Ltd
7 contracts wonlatest 10 Jul 2026ends 5 Jan 2034£81m
total awarded
- 5
Cwm Agricultural Ltd
6 contracts wonlatest 12 Aug 2026ends 5 Jan 2034£20m
total awarded
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Natural Resources WalesKey Dates
Published
21 July 2026
Submission deadline
7 August 2026
Notice type
UK2
Source
sell2wales
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