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ES RDE 101 - Biodiversity Policy Analysis Tool: Freshwater Module Development

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

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15 Oct 2026 at 18:29

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) commissioned development of a freshwater module for its Biodiversity Policy Analysis Tool. The tool models how different combinations and scales of actions to mitigate biodiversity loss could affect the trajectory of England’s D4 relative species abundance indicator. It also estimates the financial costs of action packages, so alternative policy scenarios can be compared in terms of cost and species outcomes. This is research and development and related consultancy work, rather than a supply of equipment or a construction project. The work supports Defra’s analysis of biodiversity policy in England. The procurement concerns one module of the wider modelling platform; no delivery location is stated beyond the tool’s England-wide policy context.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to APEM Ltd. Defra used a selective, non-competitive direct award under a framework, described as below threshold. The contract was signed on 13 October 2026 and runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £97,109 excluding VAT, or £116,530.80 including VAT. The procurement was handled as a single lot. No award date or evaluation criteria are recorded in the available process details, so the basis for selecting the supplier cannot be described beyond the direct award route. The contract is active.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need to combine freshwater biodiversity expertise with the ability to develop or adapt analytical models for policy use. The work calls for understanding how interventions to reduce biodiversity loss translate into changes in species outcomes, and for estimating the costs of different action packages so scenarios can be compared. Experience producing decision-support analysis for central government or environmental policy would be relevant to demonstrating that the work can inform practical policy choices. Suppliers would also need research and development capability and consultancy skills suited to developing a defined module within a wider modelling platform. This award shows demand for specialist freshwater modelling and biodiversity policy analysis, rather than general environmental services.

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Notice Title

ES RDE 101 - Biodiversity Policy Analysis Tool: Freshwater Module Development

Notice Description

Defra Self-Service Direct Award. The Biodiversity Policy Analysis Tool (BPAT) is a modelling platform that aims to provide insight into how different actions to mitigate biodiversity loss will impact biodiversity change in England. Specifically, it seeks to take a set of actions and then evaluate how the scale and combinations of these actions will affect the trajectory of the D4 relative species abundance indicator. It also estimates the financial costs of the defined packages of action, potentially enabling the costs of alternative policy scenarios and their effects on species outcomes to be compared.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0788f5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097679-2026
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
£97,109 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
19 Oct 2026 - 31 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
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
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

APEM Ltd

Further Information

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