Provision of an Economic Analysis to assess Canal & River Trust Grants

Official notice

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

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£50,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Apr 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Oxera Consulting LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Supplier are uniquely placed to assist DEFRA with this assessment, as we are the leading economics

and finance consultancy in the area of subsidy control and state aid. Over the course of

the last two years, we have undertaken economic and financial analysis to advise clients on over 40

subsidy control/state aid cases. We have significant experience undertaking economic and

financial analysis to advise clients in relation to subsidy design and assessment, as well as SAU

referrals and equivalent state aid assessments in the EU.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

98112000 Services furnished by professional organisations

Procedure 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: 29 Apr 2026, 11:35 BST
Last source update: 29 Apr 2026, 11:35 BST
Authority reference: C33952
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-039076
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068dc4 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
29 Apr 2026, 11:35 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £50,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Oxera Consulting LLP	£50,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of an Economic Analysis to assess Canal & River Trust Grants · Oxera Consulting LLP
Signed
29 Apr 2026
Value
£50,000
Period
1 May 2026 – 1 Jul 2026 · up to 1 Aug 2026 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1 month time only extension if required.

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 name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Oxera Consulting LLPAwarded supplier 40/41 Park End Street, Oxford, South East, OX1 1JDContact 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 Tender29 Apr 2026, 11:35 BST