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title: "ES RDE 060 - Project Aquatrace (Phase 2): following the flow of data value"
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# ES RDE 060 - Project Aquatrace (Phase 2): following the flow of data value

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e6df

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## Summary

The Environment Agency commissioned Phase 2 of Project Aquatrace, “following the flow of data value”. This is a research and consultancy services requirement focused on strengthening the economic evidence for the value and benefits of the Environment Agency’s environmental monitoring service. The work builds on Phase 1, which developed a credible and flexible income reform monitoring dependency model for structuring evidence about the value of water monitoring. The purpose is to improve understanding of how investment in monitoring supports economic, business and environmental outcomes, helping the Environment Agency make better-informed decisions about resource allocation. The requirement is therefore suited to organisations providing research, economic analysis, environmental monitoring insight and related consultancy for a public-sector environmental body.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a selective, non-competitive self-service direct award under a framework, below the relevant threshold. There was one completed lot. ICF Consulting Services Ltd was awarded the contract, which was signed on 4 August 2026. The contract runs from 17 August 2026 to 31 March 2027 and has a value of £113,181.25 including tax, in GBP. The award covered research and development services and related consultancy services. The requirement was evaluated through the framework award route rather than a competitive tender. The contract is active, and the recorded procurement outcome is an award to ICF Consulting Services Ltd.

This procurement indicates demand from the Environment Agency for specialist consultancy that can turn environmental monitoring data into robust economic evidence. Suppliers seeking to compete for a future requirement of this kind would need credible capability in research and development consultancy, economic analysis and environmental monitoring, together with the ability to build or extend dependency and value models. Relevant experience would include assessing how monitoring investment affects business, economic and environmental outcomes, presenting evidence clearly to public-sector decision-makers, and supporting evidence-based choices about resource allocation. A credible competitor would also need to work from an existing analytical model, develop it into practical evidence, and understand the relationship between water monitoring, income or funding considerations, and wider environmental benefits. The buyer’s use of a framework indicates that access to a suitable framework route may be commercially important.

## Notice

Environment Agency self-service direct award. The aim of the project is to provide better economic evidence about the value and benefits of the Environment Agency's environmental monitoring service by building on the outputs of phase 1 of the project. Phase 1 produced a concept-of-proof income reform (monitoring) dependency model that was credible and flexible to structure evidence of the value of water monitoring. Improved evidence will better inform an evidence-based understanding of how monitoring investments support economic, business and environmental outcomes and enable more informed decision-making around resource allocation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078684-2026 |
| 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 | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 17 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £113,181 |

## 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 | ICF Consulting Services Ltd |

## 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 16:19 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078684-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078684-2026
  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

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