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# ES RDE 173 - Native Oyster Restoration Waterbody  Prioritisation study

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/es-rde-173-native-oyster-restoration-waterbody-prioritisation-study-ocds-h6vhtk-079190). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ENVIRONMENT AGENCY: "ES RDE 173 - Native Oyster Restoration Waterbody  Prioritisation study". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [ENVIRONMENT AGENCY](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/environment-agency-gov-ea199)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - award under framework
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £59,831 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/es-rde-173-native-oyster-restoration-waterbody-prioritisation-study-ocds-h6vhtk-079190#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-079190`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/es-rde-173-native-oyster-restoration-waterbody-prioritisation-study-ocds-h6vhtk-079190#tl-md)

## Description
Environment Agency Self-Service Direct Award.
Native oyster reef restoration is a key component of the Environment Improvement Plan (2025), which commits to restoring functional oyster reef habitat across 5 to 8 English waterbodies. To support this commitment, this project will build on work completed during 2025/26, which is detailed in report 'Waterbody Prioritisation Report for Native Oyster (Ostrea edulis) Restoration in England'. This current contract will take forward several of the recommendations required to further guide restoration activities needed to deliver the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) target whilst also supporting other EA regulatory requirements such as Water Environment Regulations (WER).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Zoological Society of London**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-132402`
  - Value: £59,831 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** ES RDE 173 - Native Oyster Restoration Waterbody  Prioritisation study (active)
  - Signed Value: £59,831
  - Signed Date: 14/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F101690-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-27T15:46:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:42:54.058Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-079190