AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Environment Agency awarded a direct, below-threshold contract to Yorkshire Water for WReN regional-group funding supporting agricultural and wider non-public water-supply engagement in regional water-resources planning.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and is linked to an active contract signed on 30 September 2026, running from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThe £59,999 net contract supports regional water-resilience planning, including Local Resource Option studies, Water Abstractor Group activity and preparation of the next Regional Water Resources Plan.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Yorkshire Water
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £59,999 net; £71,998.80 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names Yorkshire Water as supplier and relates to lot 1. The linked contract has net amount £59,999 and gross amount £71,998.80.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice type and contract document description both state “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30.
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01 and endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£59,999
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Contract 1 value.amount is 59999 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£71,998.80
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 71998.8 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1. No separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The process and contract document show publication at 2026-10-13T11:51:51+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service category
99% confidenceWater-supply and wastewater consulting services other than construction
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Award item CPV 90713100 is described as “Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction”.
Purpose
98% confidenceFunding for Water Resources North (WReN) engagement in regional water-resources planning
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The published description states that the project funds WReN to support enhanced agricultural and wider non-public water-supply sector engagement.
Activities covered
98% confidenceTechnical expertise, stakeholder representation and local knowledge; LRO studies, WAG activities and development of the next Regional Water Resources Plan
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These activities are explicitly listed in the published description.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains a single lot, id 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competitive bid count or evaluation information supplied
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The published data contains no bid count, tenderer list, scores or evaluation narrative.
Legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023
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Tender legalBasis identifies UKPGA 2023/54.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceApproximately six months, from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The explicit contract period runs from 2026-10-01 to 2027-03-31.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£59,999 excluding VAT; £71,998.80 including VAT
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Contract value records amount 59999 and amountGross 71998.8 in GBP.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false; tender procedure detail also states below threshold.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceThe requirement was placed directly below threshold without competition.
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - without competition”.
Planning focus
97% confidenceThe contract is focused on strengthening agricultural, environmental and wider non-public water-sector input into regional water-resources planning.
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The published description states these objectives and links them to future planning and investment decisions.
Supplier opportunity signal
92% confidenceThe notice evidences a defined short-term engagement requirement in regional water-resource resilience planning; it does not publish future pipeline commitments.
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The contract has a fixed published period ending 31 March 2027, while no renewal or pipeline information is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
98% confidenceNo separate verified legal company name or company number is supplied
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verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null; supplier identity status is not_applicable.
Published supplier identity
99% confidenceYorkshire Water is the source supplier name and is supported by GB-PPON identifier PXGT-3622-WXBQ
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The supplier record and award supplier entry both identify Yorkshire Water with this GB-PPON identifier.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 title, description, value amount and currency are null.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published data
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Award 1 award_date is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award decision date, bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing breakdown and reasons for supplier selection.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot 1 title, description and separate lot value.
- No separate verified legal company name or company number is supplied for Yorkshire Water; the published supplier identity is supported by a GB-PPON identifier.
- No extension, renewal or replacement-procurement terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Environment AgencyYorkshire WaterWReNWater Resources Northregional water resources planningLocal Resource OptionWater Abstractor Groupwater supply consultingProcurement Act 2023
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the WReN regional-group funding contract?
Yorkshire Water is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £59,999 excluding VAT and £71,998.80 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The signed contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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