Official UK procurement notice
ES RDE 173 - Native Oyster Restoration Waterbody Prioritisation study
Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEnvironment 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).
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 27 Oct 2026, 15:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2026, 15:47 GMT
- Authority reference
C36020- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101691- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079191Find a Tender
- 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 published27 Oct 2026, 15:47 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoological Society of London | £59,831 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
ES RDE 173 - Native Oyster Restoration Waterbody Prioritisation study · Zoological Society of London
- Signed
- 15 Oct 2026
- Value
- £59,831
- Period
- 16 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Zoological Society of LondonAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender