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Water Quality Statistics (Part 2 / Practitioner) Training

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 13:07.

Opportunity overview

The primary Audience (training recipients) for both parts will be the Environment Agency’s staff in environment planning, permitting, analysis & reporting, data and evidence teams and WQ regulatory teams (but will be available to other officers where knowledge of statistics is required). It is expected that the audience will directly regulate activities through a various of planning assessments, audits and desk-based compliance assessments. Similarly, this training is for officers who will be assessing water quality permit applications for new water quality and changes to existing sites. Part 1 e-learning is mandatory training for all officers, with Part 2 more targeted to officers as their confidence, breadth and role knowledge required extension to their skill sets, for example bespoke permitting applications or water quality investigational or assessment studies. The EA are seeking a provider to deliver an online workshop, that brings the content to life in a participatory way, building on from the Part 1, foundation module. Part One is an existing, established course that will remain unchanged and is not included within the scope of this tender. The training must include the following: • Delivery via a virtual classroom environment on Microsoft Teams suggested across consecutive days (supplier to include in proposal if alternative delivery length and timing recommended) • A range of subjects, from basic statistical concepts such as the statistical population and probability distributions to how to deal with common data quality issues. • Different types of water quality standards and how compliance is assessed • Presentations on the subject theory. • Practical application to put the theory into use with EA examples through Excel and opportunities to analyse and interpret statistics. Note the emphasis is on interpretation of results rather than the use of the tools such as Excel. • Structured break out rooms to provide opportunities for attendees to participate in smaller groups • Use of knowledge check before during and after the course to help tailor delivery The current online workshop is delivered over two consecutive days; however the EA welcomes supplier proposals for the most appropriate course length.

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV80510000 — Specialist training services

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06733d
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
19 May 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Amending reasons for contract.
Id
027040-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
20 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
19 Jul 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
19 Jul 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80510000
Description
Specialist training services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Interested parties should please send an email to procurement@defra.gov.uk . Kindly provide answers to the following questions to register your interest, these should be sent to procurement@defra.gov.uk 1. Supplier Name 2. What is the nature of the business? 3. Are you able to submit a tender for Water Quality Statistics Training? 4. Has your organisation got relevant experience and expertise to undertake this project i.e. type of experience and years? 5. Can you provide virtual training for the above? 6. If you are intending to submit a bid for this project as a consortium or with a subcontractor(s), are you able to demonstrate good existing supplier / consortium / subcontractor relationships? 7. Are there any factors that may prevent you from submitting a bid for this project, such as capacity and/or expertise? 8. Are there any barriers submitting a quote? 9. Do you wish to express an interest in this project? If your reply is No, please provide a brief reason why you have opted out for monitoring purposes. 10. Any other comments of feedback?
Due
7 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
027040-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
24 Mar 2026, 17:02
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
Id
GB-PPON-PNWW-1475-NYLN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNWW-1475-NYLN

Address

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

Contact

Telephone
03459335577

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 027029-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 027040-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·