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title: "ES RDE 121 - Broads Special Area of Conservation (SAC)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f955"
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# ES RDE 121 - Broads Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

Buyer: Environment Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f955

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## Summary

The Environment Agency commissioned specialist groundwater modelling and related consultancy services for the North East Anglian Chalk model. The work involves creating model scenario runs to support abstraction licensing decisions for selected wetland sites in the Broads area, covering the Bure, Thurne, Yare, Tas and Waveney catchments. This is an environmental research and development service, with a direct application to water-resource management, wetland protection and regulatory decision-making. The requirement is for one service lot and was delivered for the Environment Agency’s operational needs in England. Relevant businesses are likely to include environmental consultancies, hydrogeological specialists, groundwater modellers and organisations with experience of catchment-scale water-resource assessment and protected wetland environments.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to WSP UK Limited. It used a selective, below-threshold award under an existing framework, through a non-competitive direct award route. The contract was signed on 10 September 2026 and runs from 14 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £103,408.75 excluding VAT, or £124,090.50 including VAT. The contract is active. The outcome concerns a single completed lot, with WSP UK Limited selected as supplier. The requirement was evaluated through the framework award route rather than an open competition, and the process was identified as below the applicable threshold. The Environment Agency is both the buying organisation and the body responsible for the licensing decisions supported by the work.

This award demonstrates demand for specialist groundwater modelling that can inform abstraction licensing and the protection of designated wetland sites. A credible future competitor would need to understand the North East Anglian Chalk groundwater system and produce reliable scenario modelling for the Bure, Thurne, Yare, Tas and Waveney catchments. Relevant capability includes hydrogeological analysis, groundwater model development and interpretation, environmental research, and translating technical outputs into evidence for regulatory decisions. Experience of water-resource management, abstraction impacts, catchment-scale assessment and wetland or conservation-site pressures would strengthen a supplier’s position. Businesses would also need the capacity to undertake technically demanding consultancy work for a public environmental regulator and to deliver clear, defensible findings that can support licensing decisions.

## Notice

Environment Agency Self- Serve Direct Award The overall purpose of the work is to create groundwater model scenario runs on the North East Anglian Chalk (NEAC) model to support the Environment Agency in their abstraction licensing decisions in relation to selected wetlands sites in the Broadlands area (Bure, Thurne, Yare, Tas and Waveney catchments).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086955-2026 |
| 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 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 14 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £103,408 |

## 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 | 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

- 14 Sep 2026 at 14:50 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086955-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086955-2026
  14th September 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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