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EU-UK WFD Alignment Project

Environment Agency

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26 Oct 2026 at 08:44

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Environment Agency commissioned research and consultancy for its Groundwater Task Team, a specialist group under the UK Technical Advisory Group. The project reviews how the Water Framework Directive and Groundwater Directive are reflected in EU rules and in each UK administration, including proposed regulatory changes. It identifies significant gaps, conflicts and overlaps between the approaches, then assesses the scale of changes each UK administration would need to make to ensure compliance. This is regulatory and environmental policy analysis rather than delivery of physical works or routine groundwater monitoring. The requirement is UK-wide, covering the separate administrations, and concerns alignment with EU rules and the potential for closer integration with the EU.

The procurement is complete and a supplier has been selected. It was awarded through a selective, non-competitive route under a framework agreement. WSP UK Limited was awarded the single lot for research and related consultancy. The contract was signed on 19 October 2026 and runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £32,855 excluding VAT (£39,462 including VAT). The contract award is active. The work was evaluated through an award under the framework; the published process information gives no further evaluation basis or supplier eligibility criteria.

This award shows demand for focused policy and regulatory research supporting the Environment Agency’s groundwater and water-framework advisory work. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to assess complex environmental legislation across the UK administrations, compare domestic rules with EU directives and proposed changes, and identify practical gaps, conflicts, overlaps and compliance implications. The work calls for clear, evidence-based analysis that can explain both the differences between jurisdictions and the scale of regulatory change needed. Experience in groundwater regulation and the Water Framework Directive and Groundwater Directive would be directly relevant, alongside the ability to deliver concise advice to a specialist technical advisory group. The previous award was made through a framework, so suppliers seeking similar work should be positioned to compete through an applicable framework route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EU-UK WFD Alignment Project

Notice Description

The Groundwater Task Team (GWTT), a specialist working group under UK Technical Advisory Group (UKTAG), needs to establish the impact of future regulatory alignment and the potential move towards improved integration with EU on the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and Groundwater Directive (2006/118/EC), including proposed changes. The project will undertake a strategic review of the differences between EU and each UK Administration with regards to WFD and Groundwater Directive to identify any significant gaps, conflicts or overlaps, and then detail the scale of changes needed for each UK Administration to ensure compliance.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078fb5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100802-2026
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
£32,855 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
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
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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