---
title: "CDA Project Cost Benchmarking Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0786e0"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Environment Agency"
published: "2026-10-13"
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# CDA Project Cost Benchmarking Services

Buyer: Environment Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0786e0

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## Summary

The Environment Agency procured project cost benchmarking services to support its nationally commissioned programmes and construction projects. The work involves supplying qualified and experienced benchmarkers to assess and compare project costs. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs managed the procurement exercise for the Agency. The requirement is for professional consultancy services, classified under CPV 79418000, and applies nationally across England. It concerns cost benchmarking for Environment Agency programmes and construction projects, rather than construction delivery itself.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a selective competition under a framework. One lot was awarded to Mott Macdonald Ltd. The award date was 13 October 2026, at a value of £732,000 excluding VAT (£878,400 including VAT). The contract runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027, with provision for extensions of up to a further 12 months, potentially taking the period to 31 October 2028. The award is active. The competition is identified as competitive; no further evaluation criteria are recorded in the published procurement data.

For suppliers targeting a future requirement from the Environment Agency, this award demonstrates demand for cost benchmarking support across a national portfolio of programmes and construction projects. A credible competitor would need to provide qualified and experienced benchmarkers able to support the assessment of project costs across that broad portfolio. The successful supplier is a large consultancy, indicating that the buyer selected a supplier operating at substantial scale, although the procurement data does not establish this as a formal qualification or minimum size requirement. Relevant experience in project cost benchmarking and the capacity to support multiple programmes and construction projects nationally would therefore be central to a competitive offer. The work is consultancy, not the delivery of construction works.

## Notice

Provide qualified and experienced Benchmarkers to support the delivery of programs and construction projects commissioned by the Environment Agency nationally.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096706-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £732,000 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | Mott MacDonald |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 16:19 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096706-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096706-2026
  13th October 2026 - Contract award 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-0513a7
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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