AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Environment Agency awarded a direct, below-threshold services contract to SOUTH EAST WATER LIMITED for funding connected with Water Resources South East regional water-resources planning engagement. The contract record is active and explicitly records signing on 1 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for SOUTH EAST WATER LIMITED. The contract value is £59,999 excluding VAT (£71,998.80 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a small direct award for environmental and regional water-resources planning support, with no competition and no published tender submission period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SOUTH EAST WATER LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £59,999 excluding VAT; £71,998.80 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names South East Water as supplier. Supplier verification identifies SOUTH EAST WATER LIMITED (company number 02679874). Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and records the stated values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 20 October 2026
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Document 098926-2026 is described as a Contract details notice and has datePublished 2026-10-20T12:04:09+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 signing
99% confidenceSigned 1 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
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
95% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1. No separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Stated contract term
98% confidenceApproximately 6 months
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The published contract details notice records datePublished 2026-10-20T12:04:09+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Service classification
99% confidenceEnvironmental issues consultancy services (CPV 90713000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 90713000.
Scope
98% confidenceFunding for agricultural and multi-sector engagement in regional water-resources planning, including governance participation, Local Resource Option assessment, stakeholder engagement and water-resilience initiatives.
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Tender description in the published record.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot; no published lot title or separate lot description
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Tender and award records reference lot 1; the supplied lot record has no title or description.
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.
Published rationale
95% confidenceThe notice states that a Single Tender Action was appropriate because WCWE was described as the established regional programme coordinating West Country water-resources planning.
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Tender description.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition was used; bid count and evaluation information are not published.
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Procedure detail states without competition; no bid or evaluation fields are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£59,999 net and £71,998.80 gross
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Contract 1 value.amount and value.amountGross.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route rather than a competed process.
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Tender procurement method and method detail.
Supplier positioning
93% confidenceThe notice presents regional planning coordination and integration with existing governance and stakeholder arrangements as the basis for the Single Tender Action rationale.
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Tender description.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe published net value is below £60,000 for a contract of approximately six months.
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Contract value and period.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract evidence
98% confidenceClear
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The supplied record contains one active award, one linked active contract, explicit signing date, contract period and net/gross values.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification workflow identifies SOUTH EAST WATER LIMITED, company number 02679874, through a normalised-name match.
Supplier naming
98% confidenceSource name differs in presentation only
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The source names the supplier as South East Water, while the verified legal name is SOUTH EAST WATER LIMITED; supplier_name_mismatch is false.
Published information gap
99% confidenceLot title, lot-level value, bid count, evaluation detail, award date, and extension or renewal terms are not supplied.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is published.
- No lot title, lot description or separately allocated lot value is published.
- No bid count, tender submissions, scoring, evaluation or pricing breakdown is published.
- No extension, renewal or reprocurement terms are published.
- The notice's Single Tender Action rationale refers to WCWE, while the recorded supplier is SOUTH EAST WATER LIMITED; the supplied evidence does not explain their relationship, so no relationship is inferred.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Environment AgencySOUTH EAST WATER LIMITEDSouth East WaterWater Resources South EastWRSEregional water resources planningdirect awardenvironmental consultancy
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
SOUTH EAST WATER LIMITED, verified as company number 02679874. The source notice names the supplier as South East Water.
What is the contract value?
£59,999 excluding VAT and £71,998.80 including VAT.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
No. The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
When does the contract run?
From 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
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