---
title: "Collaborative Agreement relating to Nature Recovery Rotherham"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077a76"
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# Collaborative Agreement relating to Nature Recovery Rotherham

Buyer: Environment Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077a76

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## Summary

The Environment Agency commissioned environmental services to support nature recovery, river restoration and heritage engagement across the River Don and Rother catchments. The work includes feasibility studies, modelling and design for a fish bypass channel, alongside development of a Heritage Lottery Fund bid for the Flowing Futures project. The Environment Agency is providing the funding, with Defra Group Commercial managing the procurement on its behalf. The requirement is focused on catchment-scale recovery and restoration, combining technical investigation and design with heritage engagement and project development. The delivery area is the River Don and Rother catchments in South Yorkshire.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 2 September 2026. Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust and Don Catchment Rivers Trust were selected jointly for the single lot. The award is valued at £150,000 excluding VAT (£180,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 9 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The Environment Agency used a direct award, citing the suppliers’ technical expertise. The procurement was treated as one lot, with small and medium-sized enterprises considered suitable. The award is active; a scheduled milestone sets the contract signature date as 9 October 2026.

For suppliers considering comparable future work for the Environment Agency, this award indicates demand for practical expertise in river restoration and nature recovery across the Don and Rother catchments. Credible providers would need to bring the technical capability to assess feasibility, undertake modelling and develop fish-passage design, as well as the ability to support heritage engagement and prepare funding proposals. The joint award to a wildlife trust and a catchment rivers trust shows that specialist organisations can combine their strengths to cover this blend of environmental and project-development work. Relevant experience working in river catchments and delivering collaborative restoration projects would be directly applicable. The buyer used a direct award on the basis of the selected suppliers’ technical expertise, so demonstrable specialist knowledge is central to competing for a similar requirement.

## Notice

To support nature recovery, river restoration and heritage engagement within the River Don and Rother catchments. The Environment Agency (EA) is providing funding to enable feasibility, modelling and design work for a fish bypass channel, and to support development of a Heritage Lottery Fund bit for the Flowing Futures project.

### Procurement Information

Technical expert of both suppliers

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091038-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 9 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £150,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust; DON Catchment Rivers Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90700000 - Environmental services

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2026 at 14:21 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091038-2026
- 25 Sep 2026 at 12:30 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090960-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091038-2026
  25th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090960-2026
  25th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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