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title: "Riverine Natural Capital Condition and Ecosystem Service Mapping"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0581e0"
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# Riverine Natural Capital Condition and Ecosystem Service Mapping

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0581e0

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## Summary

The Environment Agency, operating under the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, is managing the procurement process for a contract titled "Riverine Natural Capital Condition and Ecosystem Service Mapping" located in London. The procurement process has reached the Award stage, with the contract being issued to Natural Capital Solutions. The procurement method utilised was a direct award, justified as follow-up work subsequent to initial competitive procedures. Key dates include the contract start on 8th August 2025 and the end date scheduled for 31st March 2026. The procurement falls under the services category, specifically digital mapping services, addressing national priorities in riverine natural capital and ecosystem mapping.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses in the scientific and technical consulting industry, particularly those specialising in digital mapping and environmental research. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in ecosystem service mapping may find this contract particularly suitable as it involves scaling up prototype mapping into a comprehensive national map for England. Enterprises that have participated in earlier phases or possess similar expertise could leverage their existing capabilities to successfully fulfil the contract requirements. Engaging with public authorities like the Environment Agency can pave the way for ongoing relationships and further contract opportunities in environmental services and digital mapping sectors.

## Notice

Deliver Phase 4 of the Riverine Natural Capital Condition and Ecosystem Mapping project, a long-term multi-phase research and development project to develop national freshwater natural capital condition and ecosystem service mapping, the user need for which was identified through the Natural Capital Mapping Needs Review. This Phase 4 contract with Natural Capital Solutions will provide specific scientific and technical expertise and capacity to finish scaling up the prototype mapping they developed in previous phases into a complete national map explorer with England-wide coverage, ready for publication.

### Procurement Information

Follow-up work where there was competition for the initial work and the provider has already carried out initial work in the same area.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046263-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 7 Aug 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £100,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY |
| Additional buyers | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | 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 | NATURAL CAPITAL SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71354100 - Digital mapping services

## Release History

- 5 Aug 2025 at 15:15 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046263-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046263-2025
  5th August 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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