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Lower Aire SSSI project

Environment Agency

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29 Sep 2026 at 07:47

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Environment Agency commissioned environmental services for the Lower Aire Site of Special Scientific Interest project at the RSPB’s Fairburn Ings Reserve in Castleford. The work is to create 0.88 hectares of reed habitat and move the excavated material to higher ground in an area of the site known as Big Hole. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ commercial team managed the procurement on the Agency’s behalf. The requirement combines habitat creation with excavation and movement of material within the reserve, supporting environmental improvement at this specific site.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded directly to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds without competition, using a below-threshold procedure. The contract was signed on 28 September 2026 and runs from 29 September 2026 to 15 March 2027. Its value is £60,000 excluding VAT (£72,000 including VAT). There was one lot, covering the entire project. The award is active and the contract is active. The published information gives no separate award date or evaluation criteria; the direct award means the work was not assessed through a competitive tender.

For suppliers considering similar future work for the Environment Agency, this award indicates demand for targeted habitat creation on a nature reserve, including establishing reed habitat and managing excavated material on site. Credible providers would need practical capability in ecological restoration and site-based earthmoving, with the ability to coordinate the excavation, relocation and habitat work as one small, defined project. Experience working in protected or conservation sites and delivering habitat outcomes would be relevant to competing for this requirement if it returns to market. The selected supplier was a large conservation organisation, showing that an established environmental body delivered the work; the project’s focused footprint and scope may also suit specialist ecological contractors able to undertake comparable work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lower Aire SSSI project

Notice Description

Creation of 0.88 hectares of reed at the RSPB's Fairburn Ings Reserve; the excavated material will be moved to higher ground on part of the site known as Big Hole.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077bef
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091623-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£60,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Sep 2026 - 15 Mar 2027 1-6 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

RSPB

Further Information

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