AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Environment Agency awarded WSP UK LIMITED a client support services contract for South East FRAM lot 9c following a competitive tender under a framework. The contract record states it was signed on 18 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1 in this notice, was made to WSP UK LIMITED. The stated contract value is £258,204.23 excluding VAT (£309,845.08 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-£0.31m net consultancy-services call-off under the FRAM framework, with a stated maximum potential extent to September 2030 if renewal and options are used.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WSP UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 258204.23 GBP · active
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Award 1 names WSP UK Limited as supplier. Verified company name supplied: WSP UK LIMITED (company number 01383511). Award value: £258,204.23.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceContract details notice published; tender, award and contract records are active/complete as stated.
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The notice is labelled "Contract details notice on Find a Tender"; tender status is "complete" and award and contract status are "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 18 September 2026.
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-09-18.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026.
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Contract period startDate: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2027.
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Contract period endDate: 2027-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£258,204.23
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Contract value amount: 258204.23 GBP; award record reports the same value.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£309,845.08
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Contract value amountGross: 309845.08 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value applies to the single award and single supplier in this notice.
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One award, one supplier and one contract are recorded.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence31 August 2026
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Award record award_date: 2026-08-31.
Contract signed
99% confidence18 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-09-18.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract period startDate: 2026-10-01.
Initial end date
99% confidence30 September 2027
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Contract period endDate: 2027-09-30.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract document datePublished and source updated time: 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceClient Support Services for South East FRAM lot 9c.
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Process title and description state "South East - FRAM lot 9c - Client Support Services - Competitive Tender".
Service classification
98% confidenceProject management consultancy services (CPV 72224000).
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Award item additional classification: CPV 72224000, "Project management consultancy services".
Lot mapping
97% confidenceThe award relates to notice lot 1, which is linked to framework lot 9c.
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Award relatedLot is 1; related framework process identifies relatedLots: 9c.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure; award under framework.
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Tender procurementMethod: selective; procurementMethodDetails: Award under framework.
Competition
98% confidenceThe notice records the procurement as competitive.
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Tender competitive: true.
Framework
98% confidenceFRAM framework reference OCID ocds-h6vhtk-0513a7, lot 9c.
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Related process with relationship "framework" identifies OCID ocds-h6vhtk-0513a7 and related lot 9c.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence12 months, from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
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Published contract period runs between these dates.
Renewal provision
96% confidenceRenewal is stated as 36 months.
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Contract hasRenewal: true; renewal description: "36 months".
Options
95% confidenceOptions are stated as "1+1+1".
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Contract hasOptions: true; options description: "1+1+1".
Maximum extent date
99% confidence30 September 2030.
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Contract maxExtentDate: 2030-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Performance metrics
96% confidenceNo agreed metrics are reported because they are covered under the framework agreement.
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noAgreedMetricsRationale: "Covered under framework agreement".
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Call-off structure
98% confidenceThe award is a competitive framework call-off rather than a standalone open procurement.
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The notice states "Award under framework" and records the procurement as competitive.
Value basis
95% confidenceThe published net and gross values distinguish VAT treatment, but no pricing schedule or cost breakdown is supplied.
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Contract reports amount and amountGross; no pricing documents or breakdown are included in supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value in the supplied notice data; the link to framework lot 9c is reported separately.
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Lot 1 title, description and value are null; related framework process identifies lot 9c.
Competition detail limitation
99% confidenceInformation on bidder numbers, tenderers, scores and evaluation rationale was not supplied in the published notice data.
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No bidder, score or evaluation fields are supplied.
Extension mechanics limitation
98% confidenceThe notice states both a 36-month renewal and options of "1+1+1", but does not explain their relationship or exercise conditions.
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Renewal description is "36 months" and options description is "1+1+1".
Conflict information
99% confidenceA conflict-of-interest document is recorded as not published.
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Tender document description: "Not published".
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information on bidder numbers, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale and savings was not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value; its relationship to framework lot 9c is derived from the related-process record.
- The notice does not explain how the stated 36-month renewal provision interacts with options described as "1+1+1".
- No pricing breakdown, scope specification, KPIs or contract documents beyond the notice were supplied.
- A conflict-of-interest document is listed as not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Environment AgencyWSP UK LIMITEDFRAM lot 9cclient support servicesproject management consultancy servicesframework call-offpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the South East FRAM lot 9c client support services contract?
WSP UK LIMITED won the single published award.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £258,204.23 excluding VAT and £309,845.08 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The stated initial term runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 18 September 2026.
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.