AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Natural England awarded a framework call-off for one-to-one farming advice supporting water and air quality in Catchment Sensitive Farming priority catchments. The active award names RSK ADAS LIMITED and has a published value of £103,985.
Published outcomeAward announced to RSK ADAS LIMITED under a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
Market significanceA modest-value environmental advisory services award focused on farm resource efficiency, infrastructure and environmental outcomes in North East and North West delivery areas.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RSK ADAS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-dc4f474c-60a2-453b-88ea-14fd1ac7d421-1 · 103985 GBP · verified supplier named on active award
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The award lists RSK ADAS Limited as supplier and £103,985; supplier verification provides verified company name RSK ADAS LIMITED (company number 10486936) through an exact-name match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record marked complete and award marked active
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Process display_status is 'awarded', source_status is 'complete', and the award status is 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence2 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-02.
Contract period
98% confidence5 October 2026 to 12 May 2027
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Published contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-05 and endDate is 2027-05-12T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice publication date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T16:28:27+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£103,985
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Award value and tender value are both stated as 103985 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceThe full published value is associated with the single listed award and supplier
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier, with value 103985 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence16 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-16T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence2 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00.
Planned contract start
98% confidence5 October 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Planned contract end
98% confidence12 May 2027
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2027-05-12T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice published
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T16:28:27+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceOne-to-one advice programme for the farming industry
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Opportunity title: 'ETAFFCSFNorth14 - One-to-one Advice Programme'.
Environmental focus
98% confidenceProtecting water and air quality in North West Catchment Sensitive Farming priority catchments
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The description states that advice supports farming industry protection of water and air quality in North West CSF Priority Catchments.
Intended outcomes
95% confidenceResource efficiency, farm infrastructure improvement and an environmental legacy
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The description identifies these as opportunities for 'win-wins'.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 80540000 — Environmental training services
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Primary CPV classification is 80540000 with description 'Environmental training services'.
Delivery areas
95% confidenceNorth East and North West, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery addresses list North East and North West.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethod is 'selective' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers, tenders received and evaluation results are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
95% confidenceBoth marked false in the tender record
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Tender suitability records sme: false and vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidence5 October 2026 to 12 May 2027
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Published contractPeriod dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe requirement was awarded through an existing framework rather than an open procedure
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Procurement method details state 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
Supplier opportunity signal
89% confidenceRelevant capability appears to include agricultural environmental advice and training linked to water, air, resource efficiency and farm infrastructure
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This is derived directly from the published requirement description and CPV classification.
Award size
90% confidenceThe published £103,985 value indicates a relatively small advisory-services engagement
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Published award value is £103,985.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and term data
96% confidencePublished award, value, supplier, and contract-period fields are internally consistent
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The tender and award both state £103,985, and the contract period is repeated consistently across supplied data.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified through an exact-name match
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Verification status is verified, with RSK ADAS LIMITED and company number 10486936.
Contract execution evidence
97% confidenceThe data supports an active award and published contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed
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Award status is active and a redacted call-off award letter is listed, but no explicit signature or execution field is supplied.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed pricing, extension terms and lot allocation
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data; no lots are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution; the analysis therefore reports an active award and published contract period rather than a signed contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes tender participation, evaluation methodology and scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension options, payment terms and performance measures.
- No lot structure, lot titles or individual lot allocation is supplied.
- The estimated recompetition timing is based only on the stated contract end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Natural EnglandRSK ADAS LIMITEDfarming adviceCatchment Sensitive Farmingenvironmental training servicesframework call-offNorth WestNorth East
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Natural England one-to-one advice programme award?
RSK ADAS LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named on the active award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £103,985.
What is the contract period?
The published contract period runs from 5 October 2026 to 12 May 2027.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice describes the route as a selective call-off from a framework agreement; detailed competition and evaluation information was not supplied.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.