AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Environment Agency has published an award notice for estimating support under FRAM Lot 9c (CAFM Cost Estimator). The named awardee is TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED. The notice records an award value of £534,934.70 excluding VAT (£641,921.64 including VAT) and an initial stated period from 8 October 2026 to 7 October 2027.
Published outcomeAward announced to TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED under a framework. The source records a future signature date as scheduled, so signature and contract conclusion are not confirmed by this notice.
Market significanceA £534.9k ex-VAT framework call-off for specialist estimating/technical consultancy support, with up to 12 months of potential extensions.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 534934.70 GBP · Awarded; signature not confirmed
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Award 1 identifies Turner & Townsend Project Management Limited as supplier. Supplier verification gives verified company name TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (company number 02165592), matched by exact name. The stated value applies to award 1, which has one supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract award notice published 8 October 2026
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Award-notice document 095349-2026 is dated 2026-10-08T15:47:32+01:00.
Award status
95% confidenceActive award record
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Award 1 has status 'active' and date 2026-10-08.
Signature status
98% confidenceNot confirmed; signature was scheduled for 8 October 2026
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The award milestone is type 'futureSignatureDate', status 'scheduled', due 2026-10-08T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£534,934.70
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Award 1 value.amount is 534934.7 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£641,921.64
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 641921.64 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-08.
Stated initial service period
96% confidence8 October 2026 to 7 October 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod runs from 2026-10-08 to 2027-10-07.
Maximum stated extent date
96% confidence7 October 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2028-10-07.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceAdditional estimating services supporting the Environment Agency Commercial and Framework management team (CAFM) in delivering its in-house estimating function.
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Tender description states that CAFM requires additional estimating services to assist delivery of the service.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
Classification
99% confidenceTechnical analysis or consultancy services (CPV 71621000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 71621000.
Framework reference
95% confidenceFRAM Lot 9c
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The opportunity title names 'FRAM Lot 9c'; the related framework process links to related lot 9c.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure; award under framework
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Tender procurementMethod is 'selective' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Award under framework'.
Competitive flag
95% confidenceMarked competitive
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Tender competitive field is true.
Competition detail
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
97% confidence12 months
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Renewal description states the contract is for an initial period of 12 months; stated dates run from 8 October 2026 to 7 October 2027.
Extension provision
96% confidenceExtensions may be agreed for an additional total period of up to 12 months.
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Award renewal description permits a single or multiple extensions for an additional period of up to 12 months.
Maximum possible end date
96% confidence7 October 2028
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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2028-10-07.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
95% confidenceFramework call-off award with a stated initial term and optional extensions.
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The notice identifies an award under framework, an initial 12-month period, and extension provisions.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe notice supplies both net and gross award values; no pricing schedule or breakdown is published.
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Award 1 provides amount and amountGross, but no further pricing detail.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion not evidenced
99% confidenceThe record contains a scheduled future signature milestone rather than confirmation that a contract was signed.
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Milestone status is 'scheduled' for futureSignatureDate on 8 October 2026.
Lot detail unavailable
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified but has no separately published title, description or value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null in the supplied data.
Evaluation detail unavailable
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list, scores, award rationale or evaluation results are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not confirm that the contract was signed or otherwise concluded; it only records a scheduled signature milestone.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no separately published title, description or allocated value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Environment AgencyTurner & Townsend Project Management LimitedFRAM Lot 9cCAFM Cost Estimatorestimating servicestechnical consultancyframework award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award notice?
TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED was named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the stated award value?
£534,934.70 excluding VAT, or £641,921.64 including VAT.
Has the contract been confirmed as signed?
No. The supplied notice records a signature date as scheduled, not completed.
How long is the stated term?
The stated initial period is 8 October 2026 to 7 October 2027, with potential extensions of up to 12 additional months.
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