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title: "ES RDE 130 - Socioeconomic research into the impacts of implementing new Low POP"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ed61"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS"
published: "2026-08-27"
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# ES RDE 130 - Socioeconomic research into the impacts of implementing new Low POP

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ed61

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs commissioned socioeconomic research and related consultancy services on the impacts of implementing new low-persistence organic pollutant requirements. The work is intended to identify an appropriate low-persistence organic pollutant content limit for the relevant chemicals. It covers analytical research into the socioeconomic effects of different implementation approaches and the evidence needed to support Defra’s regulatory decision-making. The procurement is classified as research and development services and related consultancy services. Defra is the public-sector buyer. The requirement is national in purpose, supporting environmental regulation and policy development, although no specific delivery location is stated.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was a selective, below-threshold award under an existing framework, using a non-competitive direct award route. One completed lot was awarded to WSP UK Limited. The contract was signed on 21 August 2026 and runs from 24 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £86,298.75 excluding VAT, or £103,558.50 including VAT. The selected supplier will provide the research and consultancy required to establish the appropriate low-persistence organic pollutant content limit. The award is active and the contract is active. The process was not run as a competitive call-off.

This award shows Defra’s demand for specialist environmental policy research combining socioeconomic analysis, chemical regulation and consultancy. Suppliers seeking comparable work would need to demonstrate credible capability in assessing how regulatory requirements affect businesses, markets or other stakeholders, and in turning that evidence into a defensible recommended limit for chemical content. Relevant strength would include research design, quantitative or qualitative socioeconomic analysis, understanding of low-persistence organic pollutants and the ability to explain findings clearly to a central-government policy customer. The route also shows that this buyer can use an existing framework for a below-threshold direct award, so framework access and a suitable research-and-development consultancy category would be important commercial qualifications when pursuing similar Defra requirements.

## Notice

Defra Self-Service Direct Award. This analysis is needed to identify the appropriate low POP content limit (LPCL) value for these chemicals.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081677-2026 |
| 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 | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 24 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 | £86,298 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS |
| 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 | WSP UK 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

- 27 Aug 2026 at 11:21 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081677-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081677-2026
  27th 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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