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title: "ENVFCPMM00704B00R_Fluvial Model standards update_JBA"
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# ENVFCPMM00704B00R_Fluvial Model standards update_JBA

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d677ecb0-c1bf-48e6-8b09-815d920df11e

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) procured technical analysis and consultancy services to update fluvial model standards. The requirement concerns the development, review or maintenance of standards used in fluvial modelling, rather than general environmental consultancy. The work is a services contract for delivery in the United Kingdom. Defra is the buying organisation, with responsibility for funding and using the resulting work. The procurement is relevant to businesses with specialist capability in flood-risk, river or hydrological modelling, technical standards, and the preparation or review of analytical methods for environmental applications. The classification is technical analysis or consultancy services (CPV 71621000).

This procurement has been awarded and the process is complete. Defra used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 14 August 2026, and the award to JBA Ltd was made on 17 August 2026. The awarded contract value is £47,015. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 1 July 2027. JBA Ltd is the selected supplier. The published requirement was for a single fluvial model standards update service, with the procurement classified as services. The award is active, indicating that the selected supplier remains the awarded provider for the requirement. The recorded procurement value and awarded value are the same.

For a supplier considering future work with Defra, this award demonstrates demand for focused technical consultancy on fluvial model standards through a framework call-off route. A credible competitor would need practical expertise in river and flood modelling, together with the ability to assess, update and document technical standards used in environmental analysis. It would also need to provide authoritative technical outputs suitable for a government department and to manage a defined specialist assignment through to completion. The selected supplier is a large organisation, while the opportunity was not identified as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. Businesses with established modelling teams, standards-development experience and relevant public-sector delivery capability are therefore the closest fit.

## Notice

Fluvial Model standards update

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74f17476-745c-4ba2-9da1-b4624f2a2b0c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 1 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £47,015 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £47,015 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE4 7AR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Elswick |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | JBA Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 12:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74f17476-745c-4ba2-9da1-b4624f2a2b0c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74f17476-745c-4ba2-9da1-b4624f2a2b0c
  19th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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