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ES RDE 121 - Broads Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

Environment Agency

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14 Sep 2026 at 14:50

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Environment Agency commissioned specialist groundwater modelling and related consultancy services for the North East Anglian Chalk model. The work involves creating model scenario runs to support abstraction licensing decisions for selected wetland sites in the Broads area, covering the Bure, Thurne, Yare, Tas and Waveney catchments. This is an environmental research and development service, with a direct application to water-resource management, wetland protection and regulatory decision-making. The requirement is for one service lot and was delivered for the Environment Agency’s operational needs in England. Relevant businesses are likely to include environmental consultancies, hydrogeological specialists, groundwater modellers and organisations with experience of catchment-scale water-resource assessment and protected wetland environments.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to WSP UK Limited. It used a selective, below-threshold award under an existing framework, through a non-competitive direct award route. The contract was signed on 10 September 2026 and runs from 14 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £103,408.75 excluding VAT, or £124,090.50 including VAT. The contract is active. The outcome concerns a single completed lot, with WSP UK Limited selected as supplier. The requirement was evaluated through the framework award route rather than an open competition, and the process was identified as below the applicable threshold. The Environment Agency is both the buying organisation and the body responsible for the licensing decisions supported by the work.

This award demonstrates demand for specialist groundwater modelling that can inform abstraction licensing and the protection of designated wetland sites. A credible future competitor would need to understand the North East Anglian Chalk groundwater system and produce reliable scenario modelling for the Bure, Thurne, Yare, Tas and Waveney catchments. Relevant capability includes hydrogeological analysis, groundwater model development and interpretation, environmental research, and translating technical outputs into evidence for regulatory decisions. Experience of water-resource management, abstraction impacts, catchment-scale assessment and wetland or conservation-site pressures would strengthen a supplier’s position. Businesses would also need the capacity to undertake technically demanding consultancy work for a public environmental regulator and to deliver clear, defensible findings that can support licensing decisions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ES RDE 121 - Broads Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

Notice Description

Environment Agency Self- Serve Direct Award The overall purpose of the work is to create groundwater model scenario runs on the North East Anglian Chalk (NEAC) model to support the Environment Agency in their abstraction licensing decisions in relation to selected wetlands sites in the Broadlands area (Bure, Thurne, Yare, Tas and Waveney catchments).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f955
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086955-2026
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
£103,408 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
14 Sep 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

WSP UK Limited

Further Information

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