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title: "ES RDE 112 - Natural capital approaches to source to sea (S2S) management"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078b4b"
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# ES RDE 112 - Natural capital approaches to source to sea (S2S) management

Buyer: Environment Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b4b

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## Summary

The Environment Agency commissioned research and development services on natural capital approaches to source-to-sea management. The collaborative programme is intended to improve understanding of how pressures across the source-to-sea continuum—including nutrient enrichment, contaminants, habitat fragmentation, marine litter, climate change and water quality—interact and affect the condition of marine ecosystems. The work brings together these environmental pressures rather than treating them in isolation, and is relevant to research organisations and consultancies working across freshwater, coastal and marine environments. The Environment Agency is the buyer. The supplier is based in Plymouth, while the work concerns the source-to-sea system; no delivery location is stated.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. The Environment Agency selected PML Applications Ltd under a below-threshold direct award through a framework, using a selective procedure. The award is for research and development services, with one lot and one supplier. The contract was signed on 7 October 2026 and runs from 7 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £94,685 excluding VAT (£113,622 including VAT). The procurement description says the programme is four years, while the recorded contract period runs for the dates given above. No evaluation criteria are reported.

This award shows demand from the Environment Agency for collaborative research linking pressures across freshwater, coastal and marine systems to ecosystem condition. A credible competitor for this specific requirement would need expertise spanning natural capital and source-to-sea management, and the ability to investigate interactions among issues such as nutrients, contaminants, habitat fragmentation, litter, climate change and water quality. The cross-system scope favours teams able to integrate environmental evidence rather than address a single pressure in isolation. The selected supplier is a large Plymouth-based marine laboratory company, indicating that established marine research capability can fit this work. The route was an award under a framework, so suppliers seeking comparable work with this buyer should be positioned to participate through relevant framework arrangements.}

## Notice

Environment Agency Self-Service Direct Award. This four year collaborative programme will improve understanding of how pressures, such as nutrient enrichment, contaminants, habitat fragmentation, marine litter, climate change, and water quality, interact across the S2S continuum and influence marine ecosystem condition.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098716-2026 |
| 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 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 7 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £94,685 |

## 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 | PML Applications 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

- 19 Oct 2026 at 18:34 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098716-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098716-2026
  19th 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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