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title: "Riverine Natural Capital Condition and Ecosystem Service Mapping"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0581e1"
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# Riverine Natural Capital Condition and Ecosystem Service Mapping

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0581e1

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Riverine Natural Capital Condition and Ecosystem Service Mapping" project has been completed, with the contracting authority being the Environment Agency, headquartered in London, United Kingdom. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically digital mapping services, and was executed through a direct award, made to Natural Capital Solutions. The project represents Phase 4 of a multi-phase endeavour to produce national freshwater natural capital condition maps. Commencing on 21st August 2025, the contract is set to run until 31st March 2026 and involves significant work carried out across England. The procurement has now completed the award stage, following the completion and publication of contract documents on 8th December 2025.

This tender presents a robust opportunity for businesses specialising in environmental research and digital mapping, especially those with proven expertise in ecosystem service evaluation and natural capital condition mapping. SMEs with innovative mapping technologies and capacities for large-scale project delivery would find this contract beneficial for expanding their portfolios and gaining recognition in the environmental sector. Participating in this type of tender can position businesses as key players in public service contracts focused on sustainable environmental management and resource planning.

## 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/080825-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details 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 | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 20 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 | £100,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active, Pending |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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

- 8 Dec 2025 at 18:05 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080825-2025
- 7 Aug 2025 at 20:42 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047087-2025
- 5 Aug 2025 at 15:16 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046264-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080825-2025
  8th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047087-2025
  7th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046264-2025
  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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