AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Environment Agency awarded a below-threshold framework direct award to EUNOMIA RESEARCH & CONSULTING LIMITED for research and consultancy on metrics to support investment in the water system, including nature-based solutions.
Published outcomeThe award is active and the contract record states that it was signed on 30 September 2026, started on 2 October 2026 and ends on 29 January 2027.
Market significanceThis is a short-term, below-threshold research and consultancy engagement focused on evidence, measurement and aggregation of catchment-scale water and land-system interventions.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
EUNOMIA RESEARCH & CONSULTING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £34,915.88 net (£41,899.06 gross) GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names the supplier; supplier verification identifies EUNOMIA RESEARCH & CONSULTING LIMITED as the verified legal name (company number 04150627). The single contract linked to award 1 reports GBP 34,915.88 amount and GBP 41,899.06 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published contract details notice
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract document 095866-2026 is described as a Find a Tender contract details notice and gives datePublished as 2026-10-09T19:16:56+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned as 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence29 January 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-01-29T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£34,915.88
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Contract 1 value.amount is 34915.88 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£41,899.06
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 41899.06 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence29 January 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract document datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMetrics for investment in the water system
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Process and contract title: "ES RDE 157 - Metrics for Investment in the Water System".
Intended work
96% confidenceQuantify and aggregate catchment-scale actions to improve the water-land system, and communicate associated benefits to facilitate co-funding of nature-based solutions.
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Tender description states the need to quantify and aggregate catchment-scale actions and communicate benefits of doing so.
Service classification
99% confidenceResearch and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 73000000.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is linked to related lot 1; no published lot title or description is supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Award route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold award under framework; described by the buyer as a self-service direct award
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - award under framework" and the description begins "Environment Agency self-service direct award."
Competitive process
99% confidenceNot competitive
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Tender competitive field is false.
Framework reference
98% confidenceRelated framework process: ocds-h6vhtk-04ef64
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relatedProcesses identifies framework OCID ocds-h6vhtk-04ef64 and links framework lot a2XTu000000WlVFMA0.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence2 October 2026 to 29 January 2027
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Contract 1 period start and end dates.
Duration
95% confidenceApproximately four months
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Calculated from the published contract period of 2 October 2026 through 29 January 2027.
Above threshold
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA single-supplier, non-competitive framework direct award.
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One supplier is named on award 1; tender competitive field is false; procurement method details state below-threshold award under framework.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published contract value applies to the contract linked to award 1 and should not be treated as a separate lot-level price.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, while the published lot record contains no value.
Demand signal
96% confidenceThe requirement concerns measurement and communication of benefits from catchment-scale nature-based solutions to support potential co-funding.
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Tender description discusses corporate awareness of water impacts and the need to quantify, aggregate and communicate benefits.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied award record has award_date as null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or value
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Supplied lot record has null title, description and value_amount.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceBid count, supplier evaluation, scoring and selection rationale are not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity available
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Supplier verification status is verified, with exact-name match to company number 04150627.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award date is not supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation approach, scores, selection rationale, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Environment AgencyEUNOMIA RESEARCH & CONSULTING LIMITEDwater system metricsnature-based solutionsresearch consultancyframework direct award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Environment Agency water-system metrics contract?
EUNOMIA RESEARCH & CONSULTING LIMITED won award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £34,915.88 excluding VAT and £41,899.06 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 2 October 2026 to 29 January 2027.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice records a below-threshold framework direct award and marks the procurement as not competitive.
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