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Published 9 Sept 2026, 15:51 BST
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ES RDE 072 - Otter tissue analysis for PFAS and other persistent chemicals

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
Public Body
Below threshold - award under framework
No classification published
London (UKI)
Published value
Not published
Contract value exc. VAT
Submission deadline
Open opportunity
complete
Lots published
1
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
Below threshold - award under framework
Published delivery schedule
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY: "ES RDE 072 - Otter tissue analysis for PFAS and other persistent chemicals". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

Official Requirement Description:

Environment Agency Self-Service Direct Award. This project, to be delivered between August 2026 and March 2027, aims to enhance the Environment Agency’s understanding of the presence of PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) in the environment by analysing otter liver tissue samples. As otters are the top predators in freshwater ecosystems, they are excellent bioindicators of aquatic environmental health and pollution trends.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    Not published
    Eligibility:
    Not published

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)Eunomia Research and ConsultingHolds 77.1% of historical attributable spend
High Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~2× annual contract value annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for ENVIRONMENT AGENCY. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    -16.8%Indicative
    Based on 1 comparable award · indicative evidence
    Competition Density
    15Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 0%
    Supplier Concentration
    High Concentration
    Eunomia Research and ConsultingTop vendor: 77.1% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £11,780,218Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 36 retained awards
    Typical award value
    £74,869Robust (n=34)
    Middle 50% of awards: £49,939 – £101,356
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (36 active published awards)
    Coverage: 36 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot); 34 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 73):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    Eunomia Research and Consulting2 wins£9,085,803No published budget
    Water Research Centre Limited6 wins£797,819No published budget
    Economics For the Environment Consultancy Ltd3 wins£299,445No published budget
    JEREMY BENN ASSOCIATES LIMITED5 wins£293,538No published budget
    CARDIFF UNIVERSITY1 win£163,818No published budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 73 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Prepared 9 Sept 2026, 17:26 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0.65%
    CPV sector evidence · 155 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    3reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 1,261 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~34 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 108 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 73)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    Fera Science LtdCRN: PDGX-4332-VPXR
    		39 contracts£701,945,503-4.9% below budget
    COUNTRYSIDE PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITEDCRN: 00614864
    		1 contract£600,000,000-0% below budget
    Ballymore LimitedCRN: 04936525
    		1 contract£600,000,000-0% below budget
    Veolia ES Southwark LimitedCRN: 06256521
    		1 contract£267,900,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    NPL Management LimitedCRN: PYDB-8862-JBYM
    		12 contracts£211,878,707-0% below budget
    University of LeedsCRN: RC000658
    		21 contracts£134,206,590At ceiling / not disclosed
    LEONARDO UK LTDCRN: 02426132
    		13 contracts£100,400,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY LIMITEDCRN: PVXN-4166-QPYR
    		29 contracts£94,389,194At ceiling / not disclosed
    Teradyne Ltd
    		3 contracts£72,119,315At ceiling / not disclosed
    KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540
    		41 contracts£54,626,581At ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    No sufficiently evidenced comparable record has been calculated yet.
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodBelow threshold - award under frameworkLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryServices
    Notice statuscompleteProcurement thresholdSub-thresholdRegulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeDirect award / Single tenderGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published9 Sept 2026, 15:51 BSTLast source update9 Sept 2026, 15:51 BST
    Classification (CPV)Unspecified in notice
    Delivery areaLocation not published
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f5e9
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      9 Sept 2026, 15:51 BST
    2. Award active
      Not published · Not published
    3. Contract active
      Signed 25 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £53,799

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (1)
    UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
    Not published · Not published · active · lots 1
    Contracts (1)
    ES RDE 072 - Otter tissue analysis for PFAS and other persistent chemicals
    £53,799 · signed 25 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active
    Contract period: 1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST — 30 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      9 Sept 2026, 15:51 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    1 participating organisation

    ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

    Contracting authority
    Public Body
    GB-PPON-PNWW-1475-NYLN
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    Other participating organisations & roles (1)

    Official Documents & Specifications (1)

    Official links; attachments are not copied
    Officially Related Procedures (1)
    Official OCDS Relations