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ES RDE 060 - Project Aquatrace (Phase 2): following the flow of data value

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

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18 Aug 2026 at 16:19

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Environment Agency commissioned Phase 2 of Project Aquatrace, “following the flow of data value”. This is a research and consultancy services requirement focused on strengthening the economic evidence for the value and benefits of the Environment Agency’s environmental monitoring service. The work builds on Phase 1, which developed a credible and flexible income reform monitoring dependency model for structuring evidence about the value of water monitoring. The purpose is to improve understanding of how investment in monitoring supports economic, business and environmental outcomes, helping the Environment Agency make better-informed decisions about resource allocation. The requirement is therefore suited to organisations providing research, economic analysis, environmental monitoring insight and related consultancy for a public-sector environmental body.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a selective, non-competitive self-service direct award under a framework, below the relevant threshold. There was one completed lot. ICF Consulting Services Ltd was awarded the contract, which was signed on 4 August 2026. The contract runs from 17 August 2026 to 31 March 2027 and has a value of £113,181.25 including tax, in GBP. The award covered research and development services and related consultancy services. The requirement was evaluated through the framework award route rather than a competitive tender. The contract is active, and the recorded procurement outcome is an award to ICF Consulting Services Ltd.

This procurement indicates demand from the Environment Agency for specialist consultancy that can turn environmental monitoring data into robust economic evidence. Suppliers seeking to compete for a future requirement of this kind would need credible capability in research and development consultancy, economic analysis and environmental monitoring, together with the ability to build or extend dependency and value models. Relevant experience would include assessing how monitoring investment affects business, economic and environmental outcomes, presenting evidence clearly to public-sector decision-makers, and supporting evidence-based choices about resource allocation. A credible competitor would also need to work from an existing analytical model, develop it into practical evidence, and understand the relationship between water monitoring, income or funding considerations, and wider environmental benefits. The buyer’s use of a framework indicates that access to a suitable framework route may be commercially important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ES RDE 060 - Project Aquatrace (Phase 2): following the flow of data value

Notice Description

Environment Agency self-service direct award. The aim of the project is to provide better economic evidence about the value and benefits of the Environment Agency's environmental monitoring service by building on the outputs of phase 1 of the project. Phase 1 produced a concept-of-proof income reform (monitoring) dependency model that was credible and flexible to structure evidence of the value of water monitoring. Improved evidence will better inform an evidence-based understanding of how monitoring investments support economic, business and environmental outcomes and enable more informed decision-making around resource allocation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e6df
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078684-2026
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
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£113,181 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
17 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
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

ICF Consulting Services Ltd

Further Information

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