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Collaborative Agreement relating to Buffer Strips and Burr Reeds (Engagement)

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

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11 Aug 2026 at 11:30

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Environment Agency commissioned environmental services for the Beverley and Barmston Drain catchment, delivered in partnership with farmers and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. The work centres on recruiting a dedicated Farm Engagement Officer, building relationships with farmers, and establishing a farmer cluster that can continue beyond the project. It includes developing examples of good land-management practice, creating opportunities for peer-to-peer learning, and preparing and delivering physical interventions on participating farms where these support Water Framework Directive benefits. The wider aim is more sustainable land management, improved resilience to extreme weather, better farm business security, and improved habitat and water quality. Defra Group Commercial managed the procurement for the Environment Agency. Delivery is focused on Beverley and Barmston Drain and participating farms in its catchment.

This procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust through a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. The single lot is complete. The contract was signed on 3 August 2026 and runs from 3 August 2026 to 19 May 2028, with an option for up to an additional 12 months, ending no later than 18 May 2029. Its value is £107,500 excluding VAT, or £129,500 including VAT. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust holds the active award for the environmental services requirement. The arrangement combines farmer engagement and coordination with development and delivery of catchment interventions, alongside complementary works by the Environment Agency to improve depth and flow, including de-silting and vegetation removal.

This award indicates demand for suppliers able to combine environmental project delivery with practical agricultural engagement. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need experience building trusted relationships with farmers, organising collaborative farmer groups, and sustaining those networks beyond an individual project. Relevant capability includes developing and demonstrating good-practice land management, facilitating peer-to-peer learning, and translating catchment objectives into deliverable interventions on working farms. Suppliers should also be able to work in partnership with a public environmental body, manage delivery plans, and identify external match funding where possible. Understanding Water Framework Directive outcomes, habitat improvement, water quality, flood and drought resilience, and the operational realities of farm businesses would strengthen a supplier’s position for similar Environment Agency work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Collaborative Agreement relating to Buffer Strips and Burr Reeds (Engagement)

Notice Description

* The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) will recruit a dedicated Farm Engagement Officer who will engage as many farmers as possible in the catchment, to build relationships with them, and will help them to collaborate with each other through establishment of a farmer cluster that can be sustained beyond the end of this project. * YWT will develop existing farmer relationships to create examples of good practice that deliver environmental benefits and improve farm business security. The examples will create the basis for peer-to-peer learning. * YWT will develop a delivery plan for physical interventions on participating farms where these can deliver WFD benefits and deliver these in partnership with farmers, using funding from the Agency and where possible by sourcing external match funding. * The Agency will deliver complimentary physical interventions on Beverley and Barmston Drain to improve depth and flow - including de-silting and vegetation removal. * The project will deliver a catchment with more sustainable land management, better able to cope with extreme weather events and reduce the negative effects of flood and drought on farm businesses and the environment. The improved habitats and water quality will help to deliver an improvement in the Water Framework Directive (WFD) status of Beverley and Barmston Drain.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e115
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076135-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£107,500 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
3 Aug 2026 - 19 May 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

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
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Further Information

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