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title: "ES RDE 056 - Catchment Sensitive Farming Farmer Telephone Survey 2026/27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0775cc"
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# ES RDE 056 - Catchment Sensitive Farming Farmer Telephone Survey 2026/27

Buyer: Environment Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0775cc

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## Summary

The Environment Agency commissioned a farmer telephone survey to support the wider evaluation of the Catchment Sensitive Farming programme. The research will survey farmers about their attitudes and build on previous surveys, allowing changes over time to be assessed. This is a research and related consultancy service (CPV 73000000), rather than a construction, supply or operational land-management contract. The buying organisation is the Environment Agency, a public authority in central government. The work concerns farmers connected with the Catchment Sensitive Farming programme; the contracting data identifies the buyer in London, but does not identify a separate delivery location. The requirement is a single service covering the full survey and evaluation activity.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The Environment Agency made a non-competitive self-service direct award under an existing framework, using a selective procedure for a below-threshold contract. Ipsos was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The contract was signed on 2 September 2026 and runs from 2 September 2026 to 30 June 2027. Its value is £112,740 excluding VAT and £135,288 including VAT. The published outcome records the award as active and the contract as active. The procurement was not competitive, so suppliers were not evaluated through an open bidding exercise. The stated purpose was to obtain survey results that build on earlier research and measure changes in farmer attitudes over time.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need proven capability in primary research and telephone interviewing, with the capacity to contact and survey farmers at scale. They would also need to design or deliver research that produces reliable evidence about attitudes and changes over time, rather than simply collect one-off responses. Experience in programme evaluation, longitudinal comparison and turning survey findings into clear evidence would be relevant to the Environment Agency’s stated purpose. Familiarity with agricultural audiences and the practical challenges of reaching farmers would strengthen a supplier’s position. The award to Ipsos indicates that a large research organisation operating through an established framework can satisfy this buyer’s route to market and service requirement.

## Notice

Environment Agency Self-Service Direct Award. This project will survey farmers in relation to the wider evaluation of the Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) programme. The results will build on previous surveys to assess changes in the attitudes of farmers over time.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088856-2026 |
| 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 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £112,740 |

## 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 | Ipsos MORI |

## 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 Sep 2026 at 16:05 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088856-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088856-2026
  18th 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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