Official UK procurement notice
Otter Platform Management and Use
Authority: Environment Agency (Central government)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe objective of this Contract is to maintain the infrastructure to deliver Otter Platform Management services.
This Contract aims to enable continued monitoring of chemical exposure in otters through the Cardiff University Otter Project (CUOP), supporting the necessary infrastructure to make long-term use of otter samples and to generate and make data publicly accessible.
This Contract has an initial term of nine (9) months, with two (2) optional one (1) + one (1) ex-tension years which will be exercised via a Contract Change Note issued by the Buyer subject to confirmation of funding and operational requirements.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jun 2026, 14:47 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2026, 14:47 BST
- Authority reference
C34366- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059023- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bb39Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published23 Jun 2026, 14:47 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIFF UNIVERSITY | £163,818 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Otter Platform Management and Use · CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
- Signed
- 23 Jun 2026
- Value
- £163,818
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional Extension Period: 01/04/2027 – 31/03/2028 Optional Extension Period: 01/04/2028 – 31/03/2029 Exercised via a Contract Change Note (CCN) issued by the Buyer.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entityCarrying out Procurement on behalf of the Environment Agency.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CARDIFF UNIVERSITYAwarded 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