Defra awards Reservoir Safety Engineer Appointments contract to INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGIN

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 14:01.

Opportunity overview

Reservoir engineers are appointed by Ministers to panels. Only the engineers who are members these panels can carry out certain statutory functions. Ministers are statutorily required to consult the Institution for Civil Engineers before making engineer appointments. The Institution for Civil Engineers therefore assesses engineer applications, carries out interviews and makes recommendations to Defra on which engineers should and shouldn’t be appointed to the relevant panels. This is an ongoing process. Appointments last for 5 years and there are 3 rounds of appointments each year.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Institution of Civil Engineers

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £60k
Awarded: Not supplied
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PVMC-1756-WQNH
Location: London, UKI32, SW1P 3AA, United Kingdom

Institution of Civil Engineers

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £60k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 14 Oct 2026
Including VAT: £72k
Award ID: 2
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PVMC-1756-WQNH
Location: London, UKI32, SW1P 3AA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: C35836
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Id: GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PNBD-3289-CDGX

Address

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

Contact

Name: Procurement
Email: procurement@defra.gov.uk
Telephone: 03459335577

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: Institution of Civil Engineers
Id: GB-PPON-PVMC-1756-WQNH

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PVMC-1756-WQNH

Address

Street Address: One Great George Street, Westminister
Locality: London
Postal Code: SW1P 3AA
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI32

Contact

Email: brendan.vanrooyen@ice.org.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 2
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71300000
Description: Engineering services

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PVMC-1756-WQNH
Name: Institution of Civil Engineers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 2
Award ID: 2
Title: Reservoir Safety Engineer Appointments
Status: active
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 15 Oct 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 20 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 20 Nov 2028, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 72,000
Amount: 60,000
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097434-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097434-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 12:29
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

097052-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 14 Oct 2026, 14:15
097434-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 15 Oct 2026, 12:29

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Defra has concluded a direct, below-threshold contract with the INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS for reservoir safety engineer appointment support. The contract covers assessment, interviews and recommendations to Defra on appointments to statutory engineer panels.

Published outcome signals

Published noticeContract details notice published 15 October 2026Evidence: Contract document 097434-2026 is described as a Contract details notice and dated 2026-10-15T12:29:30+01:00.
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 2 has status 'active'; award 2 also has status 'active'.
Contract signed15 October 2026Evidence: Contract 2 states dateSigned: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097434-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0787a8
First published: 14 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 14:01
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

A contract record is active, signed on 15 October 2026, with a stated term from 20 November 2026 to 20 November 2028.

Market significance

This is a specialised professional-services engagement supporting a statutory reservoir-safety appointment process. The published contract value is £60,000 excluding VAT (£72,000 including VAT).

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

99% confidence

Award 2 · Lots 1 · £60,000 excluding VAT; £72,000 including VAT GBP · Active contract

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Award 2 identifies Institution of Civil Engineers as supplier for lot 1. Contract 2, linked to award 2, is active and gives values of GBP 60,000 net and GBP 72,000 gross. Verified legal name supplied as INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (RC000262).

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice

99% confidence

Contract details notice published 15 October 2026

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Contract document 097434-2026 is described as a Contract details notice and dated 2026-10-15T12:29:30+01:00.

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 2 has status 'active'; award 2 also has status 'active'.

Contract signed

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Contract 2 states dateSigned: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract term

99% confidence

20 November 2026 to 20 November 2028

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Contract 2 period gives startDate 2026-11-20 and endDate 2028-11-20.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£60,000

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Contract 2 value.amount is 60000 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£72,000

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Contract 2 value.amountGross is 72000 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Transparency notice

99% confidence

14 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Release history records transparency notice 097052-2026 on 2026-10-14T14:15:37+01:00.

Contract signed

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Contract 2 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.

Contract details notice published

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Document 097434-2026 was published on 2026-10-15.

Contract start

99% confidence

20 November 2026

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Contract 2 period startDate is 2026-11-20.

Contract end

99% confidence

20 November 2028

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Contract 2 period endDate is 2028-11-20.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service

98% confidence

Reservoir safety engineer appointment support

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The notice says the Institution of Civil Engineers assesses applications, conducts interviews and recommends to Defra which engineers should or should not be appointed to relevant panels.

Statutory context

98% confidence

Appointments to engineer panels enabling specified statutory functions

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The description states that only panel members can carry out certain statutory functions and that Ministers must consult the Institution for Civil Engineers before appointments.

Classification

99% confidence

Engineering services (CPV 71300000)

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Award item 1 lists CPV 71300000, Engineering services.

Lot

99% confidence

Lot 1

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Award 2 and contract-linked award data reference lot 1.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Direct procurement

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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Below threshold - without competition

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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.

Competition information

99% confidence

No competition metrics published

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

Two years

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The published period runs from 20 November 2026 to 20 November 2028.

VAT treatment

99% confidence

£60,000 net and £72,000 gross

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Contract 2 provides amount and amountGross in GBP.

Extension or renewal options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Direct specialist engagement

96% confidence

The buyer used a below-threshold direct procurement for a narrowly defined statutory-support service.

View supporting evidence

The notice describes a statutory consultation role for the Institution for Civil Engineers and records a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.

Ongoing underlying activity

97% confidence

The appointment process is described as ongoing, with three appointment rounds each year; the published contract itself has a fixed two-year term.

View supporting evidence

The description states there are three rounds annually and appointments last five years; contract 2 specifies the 2026–2028 term.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0787a8
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

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The buyer party is named DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Central government public authority

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Buyer details classify it as 'Public authority - central government'.

Buyer location

99% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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The buyer address is Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (company number RC000262)

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Supplier verification identifies the legal name as INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, company number RC000262, using an exact-name match; verification status is verified.

Supplier role

98% confidence

Assessment, interview and recommendation support for engineer-panel appointments

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The notice description assigns these activities to the Institution for Civil Engineers.

Supplier scale

95% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details list scale as large.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated renewal point

80% confidence

Around November 2028

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This is an estimate based solely on the explicit contract end date of 20 November 2028; no renewal option or future procurement is published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Duplicate award records with differing status/value population

98% confidence

The extracted awards list includes award 1 as pending with £60,000 and award 2 as active without an extracted award value. The contract is linked explicitly to active award 2 and supplies the contract value.

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Extracted awards show IDs 1 and 2; contract 2 has awardID 2 and value fields. The source does not explain the duplicate records.

Supplier verification

99% confidence

Supplier identity is verified

View supporting evidence

Verification status is verified with exact-name match to INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, RC000262.

Limited lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 fields are null apart from status; no lot-level monetary allocation is supplied.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The source contains two extracted award records for the same lot: one pending record carrying £60,000 and one active record linked to the contract. The source does not explain this duplication; this analysis relies on the explicit contract-to-award link for status and contract values.
No award decision date, tender deadline, bid count, evaluation scoring, bid pricing, lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published.
No extension, renewal option or pricing breakdown is supplied. The November 2028 renewal point is only an estimate derived from the contract end date.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who received the Reservoir Safety Engineer Appointments contract?

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS received the active contract for lot 1.

What is the value of the Defra contract?

The contract value is £60,000 excluding VAT and £72,000 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

The published term is 20 November 2026 to 20 November 2028.

How was the contract procured?

The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.

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.

Reservoir Safety Engineer Appointments

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Institution of Civil Engineers

Institution of Civil Engineers

Classification

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Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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Contact

Roles

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Contact

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Items

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Notice and amendment history

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Traceable procurement data

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