# ETAFFAENorth04: Single-Focus Agreements Pre-application Advice

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Natural England](/buyers/natural-england/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Chris Seabridge & Associates Ltd
- Award value: £84,250
- Tender value: £84,250
- Award date: 26 October 2026
- Published: 28 October 2026
- Contract start: 29 October 2026
- Contract end: 12 May 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f3c94791-724a-41fd-95a4-06edb6053230-919518
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a3c94c26-be6b-4a90-881c-2e2f8169bc45

## Description

The aim of the contract is to provide an assessment of whether the applicant's proposed site meets eligibility requirements for the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier \(CSHT\) actions CGS19: Manage wet grassland for wintering waders & wildfowl, CSP11: Manage scrapes and gutters supplement, CWT3: Manage ditches of high environmental value, CBE4: Manage traditional orchards, CBE5: Create traditional orchards and associated supplements and capital items\. These actions require an on-farm assessment from ETAFF suppliers to ensure that the location and the CSHT management requirements are appropriate\. Advisers will also discuss with the applicant the management requirements for these actions to ensure delivery expectations are managed and assurances that outcomes can be achieved\.

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- [ETAFF AENorth03](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f6ca6948-fbba-401b-8a95-2d4d9eaa512a): Natural England
- [ETAFF CSFNorth11](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d3e52fc4-db9d-4cb0-b193-053f526beb1c): Natural England

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3c94791-724a-41fd-95a4-06edb6053230-919518)