ES RDE 007 Economic assessment for UK environmental DNA strategy

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Below threshold - award under framework

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£59,932published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Jul 2026

Awarded to UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DEFRA Self-Serve Direct Award

This project will set out the economic case for support of eDNA as an environmental

monitoring technology in Defra group and beyond. It focuses on the costs and benefits of

eDNA based environmental monitoring for public sector institutes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - award under framework
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Call-off under a framework
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Sept 2026, 09:15 BST
Last source update: 23 Sept 2026, 09:15 BST
Authority reference: C35573
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-089916
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07781b Find a Tender

Related procedures1

Call-off under framework Environmental Science Research, Development and Evidence (ES RDE) Framework

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
23 Sept 2026, 09:15 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £59,9321 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

ES RDE 007 Economic assessment for UK environmental DNA strategy - Value of eDNA research · UK CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY & HYDROLOGY
Signed
29 Jul 2026
Value
£59,932
Period
3 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

UK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNLJ-4998-WXXW Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, South East, OX10 8BBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender23 Sept 2026, 09:15 BST