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title: "ES RDE 053 - Trees and Flood Risk"
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# ES RDE 053 - Trees and Flood Risk

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e77b

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## Summary

The Environment Agency commissioned research and related consultancy on the effects of riparian and floodplain trees on flood risk management. The work covers two packages within a wider trees and water environment project: reviewing how trees affect the stability of flood banks and flood defences, including methods for retaining or incorporating trees near these assets; and systematically reviewing literature on how riparian and floodplain trees affect flood risk to local receptors. The findings are intended to support a consistent, evidence-based approach to planting and managing trees near rivers across the Environment Agency. The service is delivered for the Environment Agency, with the awarded supplier based in North Yorkshire. The relevant business category is environmental research and consultancy.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold award under a framework. It used a selective, non-competitive direct award route rather than an open competition. One completed lot was awarded to Jeremy Benn Associates Limited. The contract was signed on 27 July 2026 and runs from 6 August 2026 to 31 March 2027; its status is active. The awarded value is £59,881.25 excluding VAT, or £71,857.50 including VAT. The requirement was evaluated through the framework award route. The contract concerns research and consultancy services relating to trees, flood defence stability and flood risk to local receptors, with delivery structured around the two work packages described in the scope.

This award indicates demand for specialist environmental research that can connect ecological evidence about riparian and floodplain trees with practical flood risk management. Suppliers seeking comparable work with the Environment Agency would need credible capability in systematic literature review, evidence synthesis and research-led consultancy, alongside a sound understanding of rivers, floodplains, flood banks, flood defence assets and local flood receptors. Useful experience would include assessing how vegetation affects infrastructure stability and flood risk, identifying management or retention approaches, and turning technical findings into consistent, evidence-based guidance for public-sector decision-making. The successful supplier was an SME, showing that a focused consultancy can be suitable for this type of requirement when it can provide the necessary environmental, hydrological and flood risk expertise.

## Notice

Environment Agency self-service direct award. The two work packages within this call off form sit within a wider project consisting of three work packages on the theme of trees and the water environment. The aim of this project is to broaden the evidence base for making decisions about the impacts of riparian and floodplain trees on flood risk management. It consists of two work packages: WP 3.1, which will review the effects of trees on flood bank and flood defence stability and investigate methods for retaining and incorporating more trees on or near banks and flood defences; and WP 3.2, which will systematically review the current literature on the impacts of riparian and floodplain trees on flood risk to local receptors to develop better approaches to management of those risks. This work will inform a consistent, evidence-based approach to planting and managing trees near rivers across the EA.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078939-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 6 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 | £59,881 |

## 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 | Jeremy Benn Associates Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 12:23 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078939-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078939-2026
  19th 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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