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ES RDE 056 - Catchment Sensitive Farming Farmer Telephone Survey 2026/27

Environment Agency

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18 Sep 2026 at 16:05

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Environment Agency commissioned a farmer telephone survey to support the wider evaluation of the Catchment Sensitive Farming programme. The research will survey farmers about their attitudes and build on previous surveys, allowing changes over time to be assessed. This is a research and related consultancy service (CPV 73000000), rather than a construction, supply or operational land-management contract. The buying organisation is the Environment Agency, a public authority in central government. The work concerns farmers connected with the Catchment Sensitive Farming programme; the contracting data identifies the buyer in London, but does not identify a separate delivery location. The requirement is a single service covering the full survey and evaluation activity.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The Environment Agency made a non-competitive self-service direct award under an existing framework, using a selective procedure for a below-threshold contract. Ipsos was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The contract was signed on 2 September 2026 and runs from 2 September 2026 to 30 June 2027. Its value is £112,740 excluding VAT and £135,288 including VAT. The published outcome records the award as active and the contract as active. The procurement was not competitive, so suppliers were not evaluated through an open bidding exercise. The stated purpose was to obtain survey results that build on earlier research and measure changes in farmer attitudes over time.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need proven capability in primary research and telephone interviewing, with the capacity to contact and survey farmers at scale. They would also need to design or deliver research that produces reliable evidence about attitudes and changes over time, rather than simply collect one-off responses. Experience in programme evaluation, longitudinal comparison and turning survey findings into clear evidence would be relevant to the Environment Agency’s stated purpose. Familiarity with agricultural audiences and the practical challenges of reaching farmers would strengthen a supplier’s position. The award to Ipsos indicates that a large research organisation operating through an established framework can satisfy this buyer’s route to market and service requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ES RDE 056 - Catchment Sensitive Farming Farmer Telephone Survey 2026/27

Notice Description

Environment Agency Self-Service Direct Award. This project will survey farmers in relation to the wider evaluation of the Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) programme. The results will build on previous surveys to assess changes in the attitudes of farmers over time.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775cc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088856-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£112,740 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Sep 2026 - 30 Jun 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

Ipsos MORI

Further Information

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