Planning

Water Quality Statistics (Part 2 / Practitioner) Training

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

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24 Mar 2026 at 17:02

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
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24 Mar 2026 at 16:54

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Environment Agency is in the planning stages of procuring a contract for "Water Quality Statistics (Part 2 / Practitioner) Training," with a focus on specialist training services within the education and training services category. The training is intended for staff involved in environment planning, permitting, analysis, and reporting at the Environment Agency, based in London, UK. A preliminary engagement notice has been published with a due date for responses by 7th April 2026. The contract period will span from 20th July 2026 to 19th July 2029, with the potential for renewal until 19th July 2031. The procurement will be conducted via a tender initiation method, ensuring that interested parties respond to engagement milestones by the specified dates.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in virtual training and educational services, specifically tailored to water quality statistics. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, as the project seeks innovative proposals for delivering virtual workshops using platforms like Microsoft Teams. Providers with expertise in statistical training, especially with experience in environmental assessments and water quality standards, are well-positioned to compete. This contract can promote business growth by enabling participation in public sector training projects, thereby expanding service offerings and strengthening stakeholder networks within sub-central government procurements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Water Quality Statistics (Part 2 / Practitioner) Training

Notice Description

The primary Audience (training recipients) for both parts will be the Environment Agency's staff in environment planning, permitting, analysis & reporting, data and evidence teams and WQ regulatory teams (but will be available to other officers where knowledge of statistics is required). It is expected that the audience will directly regulate activities through a various of planning assessments, audits and desk-based compliance assessments. Similarly, this training is for officers who will be assessing water quality permit applications for new water quality and changes to existing sites. Part 1 e-learning is mandatory training for all officers, with Part 2 more targeted to officers as their confidence, breadth and role knowledge required extension to their skill sets, for example bespoke permitting applications or water quality investigational or assessment studies. The EA are seeking a provider to deliver an online workshop, that brings the content to life in a participatory way, building on from the Part 1, foundation module. Part One is an existing, established course that will remain unchanged and is not included within the scope of this tender. The training must include the following: * Delivery via a virtual classroom environment on Microsoft Teams suggested across consecutive days (supplier to include in proposal if alternative delivery length and timing recommended) * A range of subjects, from basic statistical concepts such as the statistical population and probability distributions to how to deal with common data quality issues. * Different types of water quality standards and how compliance is assessed * Presentations on the subject theory. * Practical application to put the theory into use with EA examples through Excel and opportunities to analyse and interpret statistics. Note the emphasis is on interpretation of results rather than the use of the tools such as Excel. * Structured break out rooms to provide opportunities for attendees to participate in smaller groups * Use of knowledge check before during and after the course to help tailor delivery The current online workshop is delivered over two consecutive days; however the EA welcomes supplier proposals for the most appropriate course length.

Planning Information

Interested parties should please send an email to procurement@defra.gov.uk . Kindly provide answers to the following questions to register your interest, these should be sent to procurement@defra.gov.uk 1. Supplier Name 2. What is the nature of the business? 3. Are you able to submit a tender for Water Quality Statistics Training? 4. Has your organisation got relevant experience and expertise to undertake this project i.e. type of experience and years? 5. Can you provide virtual training for the above? 6. If you are intending to submit a bid for this project as a consortium or with a subcontractor(s), are you able to demonstrate good existing supplier / consortium / subcontractor relationships? 7. Are there any factors that may prevent you from submitting a bid for this project, such as capacity and/or expertise? 8. Are there any barriers submitting a quote? 9. Do you wish to express an interest in this project? If your reply is No, please provide a brief reason why you have opted out for monitoring purposes. 10. Any other comments of feedback?

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06733d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027040-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80510000 - Specialist training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£130,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Mar 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
19 May 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
19 Jul 2026 - 19 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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