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title: "Water 2100 Participatory Research Contract - DEM0015160"
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# Water 2100 Participatory Research Contract - DEM0015160

Buyer: Environment Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4d5d34c9-62b7-44c8-8191-25235c1f2efa

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## Summary

The Environment Agency commissioned research and development consultancy services for the Water 2100 Participatory Research Contract. The work supports the Water 2100 Think Tank in developing a shared understanding of the water-land system, plausible and preferred future states, systemic challenges and possible interventions. The supplier is expected to act independently of the Environment Agency while representing the membership’s wider knowledge and interests. The scope includes designing and delivering a participatory work programme, up to six face-to-face sessions and further online sessions where needed, working with Environment Agency facilitators. It also covers coordinating contributions from wider experts and academics, producing interim and final outputs, and leading the final participatory research report. Delivery is associated with the United Kingdom, with the buyer based in London.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 7 August 2026 at 12:00. The Environment Agency awarded the contract to Andthen on 26 August 2026 for £68,680, covering the period from 26 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. The requirement was treated as a services contract for research and development consultancy. The published process identifies suitability for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The award is active and there was one awarded supplier. The procurement information does not set out a separate price-versus-quality weighting or lot structure.

This requirement indicates demand for suppliers that can design and run structured participatory research with a diverse think-tank membership, while maintaining credible independence from a public body. Relevant capability includes participatory methods, workshop and online session facilitation, systems thinking, water and land-use knowledge, futures analysis, and the ability to help groups agree priorities and identify underlying drivers. A strong competitor would also need to coordinate public-sector programme teams, external experts and academics, turn deliberations into clear interim outputs, and provide senior editorial ownership of a substantial final report. The scale is suitable for an SME or VCSE with experienced facilitators, research leads and robust project coordination. Evidence of handling complex stakeholder environments and translating discussion into strategic recommendations would strengthen future credibility with the Environment Agency.

## Notice

The purpose of this contract is to: * Deliver a structured participatory research process up to March 2027, in the first instance. * Act as the interface with the Water 2100 think tank membership, ensuring the process is recognised as independent of the Environment Agency and represents the wider knowledge and interests of the membership. * Develop a work programme tailoring/designing a series of participatory sessions, detailing tools and method selection in line with the agreed methodology. * Deliver a series of participatory sessions including up to 6 face-to-face sessions plus additional on-line sessions where required, working with trained Environment Agency facilitators where supporting facilitation is required. * Support the Think Tank in building a shared understanding of the water-land system and its future state. * Support the Think Tank in building a shared understanding and view of plausible and preferred future states and trajectories. * Support the Think Tank to define and prioritise systemic challenges and their underlying drivers and patterns. * Work with the Water 2100 Programme Team to shape any materials/inputs to support the activities of the Think Tank and to respond to its information requirements. * Co-ordinate, with support from the W2100 Programme Team, sense-making from the Think Tank's deliberations, driving the process and recording these as interim and final outputs. * Manage interactions between the Think Tank, wider expertise, and commissioned academics as part of co-creating interventions, pathways or ways forward * Lead authorship and editorial responsibility for the final participatory research report which may be taken forward into wider strategic thinking, delivery or further research.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/401951f4-faa7-4c3d-8c66-b779a7165855 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £68,680 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £68,680 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Environment Agency |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Andthen |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 15:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/401951f4-faa7-4c3d-8c66-b779a7165855

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/401951f4-faa7-4c3d-8c66-b779a7165855
  26th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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