--- title: "Rapid Evidence Review of Peatland Water Quality implications for the Water Environment Regulations (WFD)." ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059901" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-059901" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-059901.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-059901.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ENVIRONMENT AGENCY" published: "2025-11-17" --- # Rapid Evidence Review of Peatland Water Quality implications for the Water Environment Regulations (WFD). Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059901 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-059901) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-059901.json) ## Summary The public procurement process titled "Rapid Evidence Review of Peatland Water Quality implications for the Water Environment Regulations (WFD)" was conducted by the Environment Agency, a public authority central to the UK government, located at Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London. The procurement falls under the services category, focusing on research consultancy services. This tender is at the award stage, with The Environment Partnership winning the contract, and the project started on 3rd November 2025, running until 31st March 2026. The open competition procurement method used was below the threshold, allowing a transparent process. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and those specialised in research consultancy, to expand by engaging in high-impact projects that shape environmental regulatory practices. Companies with expertise in water quality assessment and environmental conservation are well-suited to compete for such contracts. Successful suppliers can establish themselves as key players in influencing environmental policies and practices, thus gaining a competitive edge in future procurement activities. ## Notice "This project aims to identify what best indicates water quality health in peatland dominated catchments, and how that relates to monitoring through the Water Framework Directive. Peatland dominated catchments can be considered as 'Operational Catchment' boundaries within surface water Cycle 2 WFD data for England, which contain greater than 50% peatland. Peatland areas in use for lowland agricultural purposes should not be considered within this evidence review. There may be evidence from different scales of peatland landscapes and so Identifying the influence of peatland degradation on water quality and the WFD is a vital part of regulating water quality within upland peatland dominated catchments, as well as finding a solution. Monitoring of the WFD in England is undertaken at quarterly intervals via spot sampling and includes a specific set of criteria. The restrictions of sampling may not reflect the true status of peatland dominated water bodies within a catchment due to the flashy and sporadic nature of flow and distance from source the samples are taken. Additionally, water quality is a key driver of peatland restoration and understanding how best to approach ongoing monitoring efforts of water quality will help inform progress against targets. This project also aims to clarify the links between upland peatland degradation and WFD specific criteria to build a picture of what can be described as a suspected, probable or confirmed Reason for Not Achieving Good (RNAG) Status. The better represented these issues can be within WFD monitoring, the more likely peatland restoration will be included within River Basin Management Plans, and therefore prioritised for action within a river basin. The outputs should seek to describe what is known about the links between peatland degradation, water quality and the WFD, whether the WFD is a suitable method of measuring peatland catchment health, and if not, what would be more appropriate. Where evidence does not include reference to WFD but is relevant to water quality parameters linked to the WFD, this should be included within the evidence review with caveats. The outputs should identify trends and themes within the subject area, for example land management activities, water quality components, pressures etc. It is likely that a mixture of human derived and natural processes influence the subject matter for this review and that the interaction between these will be complex. We would welcome contractors to consider different scenarios of hydrological state and how drought and inundation may impact water quality within a peatland catchment The project will run from October 2025 through to March 2026, with reporting due by March 31st 2026." ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074291-2025 | | Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Nov 2025 | | Submission deadline | 6 Oct 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 1 Nov 2025 | | Contract period | 3 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £30,000 | | Lots value | £30,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £27,876 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY | | 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 | THE ENVIRONMENT PARTNERSHIP | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73210000 - Research consultancy services ## Release History - 17 Nov 2025 at 10:35 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074291-2025 - 1 Oct 2025 at 10:15 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061223-2025 - 29 Sep 2025 at 11:11 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060456-2025 - 15 Sep 2025 at 10:00 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056475-2025 - 12 Sep 2025 at 08:53 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056044-2025 - 12 Sep 2025 at 08:36 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056034-2025 - 12 Sep 2025 at 07:25 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056004-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074291-2025 17th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061223-2025 1st October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060456-2025 29th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056475-2025 15th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056044-2025 12th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056034-2025 12th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056004-2025 12th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-5134 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-5135 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-5141 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-5187 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-5627 - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-5722 ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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