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title: "ES RDE 037 - PFAS in Water Transfer Schemes Project 26-27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e6dd"
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# ES RDE 037 - PFAS in Water Transfer Schemes Project 26-27

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e6dd

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## Summary

The Environment Agency commissioned research and related consultancy on PFAS in water transfer schemes. The project examines the potential movement of PFAS-impacted water between waterbodies or catchments resulting from the agency’s assets and activities. It is a services requirement covering research and development, technical investigation and consultancy rather than construction or routine water treatment. The buyer is the Environment Agency, a sub-central public authority. The work is concerned with the agency’s water-transfer activities and the environmental effects associated with them. The selected supplier is AECOM, a large professional services and engineering consultancy. The requirement is relevant to organisations with expertise in PFAS, contaminant transport, water quality, hydrology, environmental risk assessment, water infrastructure and applied research for public authorities.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded under a framework through a below-threshold selective procedure using a non-competitive direct award. One lot was completed, with AECOM selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 24 July 2026 and runs from 27 July 2026 to 30 March 2027. Its value is £113,997 excluding VAT, or £136,796.40 including VAT. The contract is active. The evaluation route was an award under an existing framework rather than an open competition, and the framework call-off was non-competitive. The procurement concerns research and development services and related consultancy. The award covers the PFAS in Water Transfer Schemes Project 26-27 for the Environment Agency.

This procurement demonstrates a public-sector requirement for specialist investigation of PFAS movement through water-transfer schemes, with work commissioned from a large multidisciplinary consultancy. Competitors seeking similar Environment Agency work would need credible capability in PFAS chemistry and fate and transport, water quality, hydrology, catchment or waterbody assessment, environmental risk and evidence-based research. Experience applying scientific findings to operational assets and activities would be important, as would the ability to deliver technical consultancy for a public authority. The route also shows the relevance of framework access and the ability to support below-threshold call-offs. A credible future supplier would need suitable specialist staff, analytical and modelling capability, quality-assured outputs and experience turning environmental research into practical advice on contaminant movement and water infrastructure decisions.

## Notice

Environment Agency self-service direct award The project aims to answer questions we have around the potential for the movement of PFAS impacted water, between waterbodies or catchments, resulting from Environment Agency assets and activities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078679-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 27 Jul 2026 - 30 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £113,997 |

## Status

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

## 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 | AECOM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2026 at 16:14 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078679-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078679-2026
  18th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04ef64
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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