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FCP - Strategic Modelling Partner

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 03:01.

Opportunity overview

The Modelling Strategy is a core product of ELM science and evidence, it joins together insights from across social science, natural science and economics with policy priorities to fully understand the detailed impact of ELM scheme design.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£400k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£480k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PTZX-2735-JXQN
Location
Chester, UKD63, CH24NU, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C33466
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This is follow-up work to initial tasks carried out under an existing contract, which was procured through open competition. GHD hold the necessary skills to take this work to it's next stage where we are able to run an open competition.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 2
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Id
GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNBD-3289-CDGX

Address

Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PTZX-2735-JXQN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTZX-2735-JXQN

Address

Street Address
Thornton Science Park, Pool Lane, Ince
Locality
Chester
Postal Code
CH24NU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD63

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
Yes
Sheltered Workshop
Yes

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72322000
Description
Data management services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PTZX-2735-JXQN
Name
Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
FCP: Strategic Modelling Partner
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
30 Mar 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2026, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
480,000
Amount
400,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-14545
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
032245-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Apr 2026, 11:08
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Governance
Description
For every completed milestone where the strategic modelling partner is leading the milestone, present to Defra leads to obtain approval. This may include presenting work to MMSG or other review boards.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Code quality
Description
Code should be readable, good quality and follow government coding best practices. Code developed by supplier will go through a QA process and needs to be approved from the reviewer. This could be approved after revisions are implemented.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 023004-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 023009-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 032245-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·