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title: "ES RDE 078 - Evidence review of Direct Air Carbon Capture (DACC) to support fut"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078538"
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published: "2026-10-09"
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# ES RDE 078 - Evidence review of Direct Air Carbon Capture (DACC) to support fut

Buyer: Environment Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078538

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## Summary

The Environment Agency commissioned an evidence review of engineered Direct Air Carbon Capture (DACC) techniques to support future environmental permit decisions. The work is to identify Best Available Techniques for DACC plants, which are not currently explicitly covered by the Environmental Permitting Regulations. The review will inform regulatory development following Defra’s consultation on proposed changes to those regulations and its commitment to further consultation. This is environmental research and technical consultancy, rather than the design or construction of carbon capture infrastructure. The buying organisation is the Environment Agency. The work concerns DACC technology and its permitting in England; no delivery site is identified.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to WSP UK Ltd. The Environment Agency used a selective, below-threshold direct award under a framework; the award was non-competitive. The award is for services, classified as research and development and related consultancy. The contract was signed on 30 September 2026 and runs from 12 October 2026 to 30 July 2027. Its value is £62,645 excluding VAT (£75,174 including VAT). The procurement was a single lot. The stated purpose is to gather evidence on Best Available Techniques for engineered DACC to support permit determination, in anticipation of regulatory amendments. No award scoring criteria or supplier eligibility requirements are stated in the process information.

This award shows demand from the Environment Agency for specialist evidence and technical consultancy on engineered Direct Air Carbon Capture, particularly the identification of Best Available Techniques relevant to environmental permitting. A credible competitor for comparable work would need the ability to assess DACC technologies and produce robust, decision-ready evidence that can inform permit determinations and regulatory policy. Experience interpreting environmental permitting requirements and translating technical findings into regulatory advice would be directly relevant. The selected supplier is a large consultancy, indicating that the buyer placed this work with an established provider, although the procurement information does not describe a required company size or particular accreditations. The work was placed through a framework direct award rather than an open competition, so access to an appropriate framework route would matter for competing through the same purchasing method.

## Notice

Environment Agency self-service direct award. The Environment Agency does not currently permit engineered Direct Air Carbon Capture (DACC) plants, as these activities are not explicitly covered under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR). In October 2025, Defra consulted on proposed amendments to the EPR to address this regulatory gap. Following this consultation, Defra has committed to undertaking further consultation on advancing these amendments. In anticipation of these amendments, we wish to commission a piece of work to gather evidence on Best Available Techniques (BAT) for engineered DACC that can be used for permit determination.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095870-2026 |
| 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 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 12 Oct 2026 - 30 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £62,645 |

## 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

- 9 Oct 2026 at 21:57 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095870-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095870-2026
  9th October 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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