AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Environment Agency has awarded and signed a contract with Traffic Survey Partners (TSP) Ltd for a baseline site-user survey supporting the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme. The survey will establish pre-construction use of the area for comparison after the flood scheme is built.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for supplier Traffic Survey Partners (TSP) Ltd. The contract is stated as signed on 20 August 2026 and runs from 24 August 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, below-threshold surveying-services engagement valued at £34,000 excluding VAT (£40,800 including VAT). It relates to evidence gathering around a major environmental and active-travel-related flood-alleviation project.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Traffic Survey Partners (TSP) Ltd
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £34,000 excluding VAT; £40,800 including VAT GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names Traffic Survey Partners (TSP) Ltd as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records the stated values and active status.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 099028-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
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% confidence20 August 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-08-20 and includes a document with type "contractSigned".
Contract period
99% confidence24 August 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-08-24 and endDate 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£34,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 34000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£40,800
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 40800 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed date
99% confidence20 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-20.
Contract start date
99% confidence24 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-24.
Contract end date
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31.
Notice publication date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-20T13:54:48+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceBaseline site-user survey for the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme
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The published description states that the contract is to undertake a baseline user survey for OFAS.
Purpose
99% confidenceCompare site use before construction with site use after the scheme is built
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The description states that survey findings will compare use before and after the scheme.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as services.
CPV classification
99% confidence79311200 — Survey conduction services
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Award item 1 includes CPV 79311200 with this description.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKJ, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists a delivery address in region UKJ.
Related flood-scheme works
98% confidenceNew stream, wetland area, meadows, woodlands, footpath and cycleway west of Oxford
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The opportunity description describes the wider Environment Agency scheme.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is stated as "Below threshold - unknown".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on tenderers, bids received, evaluation or scoring was not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence24 August 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Pricing structure
99% confidence£34,000 excluding VAT; £40,800 including VAT
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Contract 1 value records net amount 34000 and gross amount 40800 in GBP.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial scale
99% confidenceSmall below-threshold survey-services contract
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The contract is marked aboveThreshold false, has procurement method details "Below threshold - unknown", and is valued at £34,000 excluding VAT.
Role in wider programme
99% confidenceBaseline measurement supporting post-construction comparison
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The stated scope is to compare site use before the flood scheme is built with use afterwards.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity verification
99% confidenceNot applicable in the supplied verification dataset
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Supplier verification status is "not_applicable"; no verified company name or company number is supplied. The supplier name is reported as published, not as Companies House-verified.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value
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Lot 1 is recorded as complete, but title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, tenderer list, award date, evaluation criteria, scores or reasons for selection are supplied.
Pricing breakdown
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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Only total net and gross contract values are provided; no rate card or cost breakdown is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name is published source data and no verified legal company name or company number is supplied in the verification dataset.
- Information on tenderers, bid numbers, evaluation, scoring, award rationale and award date was not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal or follow-on procurement terms are published.
- No detailed pricing or deliverables breakdown is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Oxford Flood Alleviation SchemeOFAS Site User Survey 2026Environment AgencyTraffic Survey Partners TSP Ltdsurvey conduction servicesbaseline user surveyFind a Tender contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme Site User Survey 2026 contract?
Traffic Survey Partners (TSP) Ltd is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £34,000 excluding VAT and £40,800 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The stated contract period is 24 August 2026 to 31 March 2027.
What will the supplier do?
The supplier will undertake a baseline site-user survey to support comparison of site use before and after the flood-alleviation scheme is built.
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