Defra awards BPAT Freshwater Module development to APEM LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 20:01.

Opportunity overview

Defra Self-Service Direct Award. The Biodiversity Policy Analysis Tool (BPAT) is a modelling platform that aims to provide insight into how different actions to mitigate biodiversity loss will impact biodiversity change in England. Specifically, it seeks to take a set of actions and then evaluate how the scale and combinations of these actions will affect the trajectory of the D4 relative species abundance indicator. It also estimates the financial costs of the defined packages of action, potentially enabling the costs of alternative policy scenarios and their effects on species outcomes to be compared.

Awarded to

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APEM Ltd

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £97.1k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 12 Oct 2026
Including VAT: £116.5k
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PHWL-6298-CTCP
Location: Stockport, UKD35, SK4 3GN, 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: C35865
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - award under framework
Competitive: No

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

Email: procurement@defra.gov.uk

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: APEM Ltd
Id: GB-PPON-PHWL-6298-CTCP

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PHWL-6298-CTCP

Address

Street Address: Riverview, A17 Embankment Business Park, Vale Road, Heaton Mersey
Locality: Stockport
Postal Code: SK4 3GN
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD35

Contact

Email: d.baker@apemltd.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 73000000
Description: Research and development services and related consultancy services

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PHWL-6298-CTCP
Name: APEM Ltd

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: ES RDE 101 - Biodiversity Policy Analysis Tool: Freshwater Module Development
Status: active
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 13 Oct 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 19 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 116,530.8
Amount: 97,109
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097679-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097679-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 18:29
Format: text/html

Related procurements

Entry 1

Id: framework
Scheme: ocid
Identifier: ocds-h6vhtk-04ef64
Uri: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04ef64 ↗

Relationship

framework

Related lots

a2XTu000000WlNBMA0

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

097679-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 15 Oct 2026, 18:29

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

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) awarded APEM LIMITED a direct award under a framework to develop the Freshwater Module of its Biodiversity Policy Analysis Tool (BPAT).

Published outcome signals

Published noticeContract details notice published 15 October 2026Evidence: Contract document 097679-2026 lists datePublished as 2026-10-15T18:29:23+01:00.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 1 has status 'active'.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097679-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0788f5
First published: 15 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 20:01
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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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

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) awarded APEM LIMITED a direct award under a framework to develop the Freshwater Module of its Biodiversity Policy Analysis Tool (BPAT).

Published outcome

The published contract record is active and explicitly records a signed contract with APEM LIMITED.

Market significance

This is a below-threshold, non-competitive framework award for biodiversity modelling, research and related consultancy services.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

APEM LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £97,109 net; £116,530.80 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract

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Supplier verification identifies APEM LIMITED (company number 02530851) as the verified legal name for source supplier 'APEM Ltd'. Award 1 names this supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records the stated net and gross values.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice

99% confidence

Contract details notice published 15 October 2026

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Contract document 097679-2026 lists datePublished as 2026-10-15T18:29:23+01:00.

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 has status 'active'.

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 has status 'active'.

Contract signature

99% confidence

Signed 13 October 2026

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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract term

99% confidence

19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027

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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-19 and endDate 2027-03-31.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£97,109

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Contract 1 value.amount is 97109 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£116,530.80

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 116530.8 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned.

Notice published

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Contract document datePublished.

Contract start

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate.

Contract end

99% confidence

31 March 2027

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Contract 1 period.endDate.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Development of the Biodiversity Policy Analysis Tool Freshwater Module

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Process and contract title: 'ES RDE 101 - Biodiversity Policy Analysis Tool: Freshwater Module Development'.

Policy and analytical purpose

97% confidence

BPAT is intended to assess how mitigation actions and action packages may affect biodiversity change in England, relative species abundance, and estimated financial costs.

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Published tender description.

Service classification

99% confidence

Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)

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Award item additional classification CPV 73000000.

Lot

99% confidence

Lot 1

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Award 1 and its item are linked to related lot 1.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement route

99% confidence

Selective procedure; below-threshold award under a framework

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Tender procurementMethod is 'selective' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - award under framework'.

Competition

99% confidence

Non-competitive

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Tender competitive is false.

Framework reference

98% confidence

Related framework process ocds-h6vhtk-04ef64, framework lot a2XTu000000WlNBMA0

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relatedProcesses identifies the framework OCID and related lot.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

98% confidence

Approximately 5 months and 13 days

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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Threshold status

99% confidence

Below threshold

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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.

Extension or options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

96% confidence

A single-supplier framework direct award for a defined freshwater-modelling development requirement.

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The notice describes a Defra Self-Service Direct Award; one supplier is named on award 1 and the contract is linked to a framework process.

Value interpretation

98% confidence

The published value applies to contract 1, which is linked to the sole published award and supplier.

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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 names APEM LIMITED as its only supplier.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0788f5
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

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Buyer party name in the published contract data.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Central government public authority

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Buyer classification is 'publicAuthorityCentralGovernment'.

Buyer location

99% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists London, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier

99% confidence

APEM LIMITED

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Verified supplier identity record gives legal name APEM LIMITED and company number 02530851; matching method is exact name.

Published supplier form

99% confidence

APEM Ltd

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Supplier party and source supplier name are recorded as 'APEM Ltd'.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Stockport, United Kingdom

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Supplier address lists Stockport, SK4 3GN, United Kingdom.

Published supplier scale

98% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details records scale as 'large'.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement horizon

72% confidence

After 31 March 2027, if Defra requires follow-on work

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This is an estimate based solely on the explicit contract end date; no renewal, extension, or future procurement commitment is published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity quality

99% confidence

Verified

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Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to APEM LIMITED, company number 02530851, with status verified.

Published scope detail

99% confidence

Limited beyond the overall BPAT Freshwater Module description

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Lot 1 has no separate title or description in the published data.

Evaluation transparency

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No tender submissions, evaluation scores, award rationale, or pricing breakdown is included in the supplied data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Information not supplied in the published notice: tender dates, submission deadline, bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and savings.
Lot 1 has no separately published title, description or individual value.
Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, renewal and option terms.
The related framework is identified, but no framework terms or call-off competition details are included in the supplied data.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Defra BPAT Freshwater Module contract?

APEM LIMITED, verified as company number 02530851. The published notice names the supplier as APEM Ltd.

What is the value of the contract?

£97,109 excluding VAT and £116,530.80 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

From 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Was this a competitive procurement?

The published record states that it was a non-competitive, below-threshold award under a framework.

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.

ES RDE 101 - Biodiversity Policy Analysis Tool: Freshwater Module Development

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

APEM Ltd

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Value

Documents

Related procurements

Relationship

Related lots

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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