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Published 29 Sept 2026, 14:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Geological Products and Services Framework

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Competition analysis

Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)·Procurement run by: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£5,900,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 30 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrs 1 moends 31 Mar 2031 · starts 1 Mar 2027
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The Environment Agency is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the future procurement strategy for the provision of geological products and services. The proposed arrangement is intended to provide access to geological expertise, datasets, interpretation, modelling and specialist advisory services. The Environment Agency wishes to understand market capability and capacity, potential innovations, commercial models and delivery approaches within the geological services sector.

What is being bought

Published requirement description
  1. Description

The Environment Agency is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the future procurement strategy for the provision of geological products and services.

The proposed arrangement is intended to provide access to geological expertise, datasets, interpretation, modelling and specialist advisory services. These services may support Environment Agency activities, including flood risk management, groundwater investigations, environmental protection, place-based planning, environmental monitoring and related technical programmes.

The Environment Agency wishes to understand market capability and capacity, potential innovations, commercial models and delivery approaches within the geological services sector. Feedback will help inform the future procurement strategy and any subsequent procurement activity.

The potential future arrangement may have an estimated value of up to £5.9 million over four years. This estimate is indicative and is provided for market engagement purposes only. No decision has been made on the final procurement route, framework structure, number of suppliers, lotting approach, award methodology, call-off arrangements or final value. This preliminary market engagement does not form part of a competitive tender process and does not commit the Environment Agency to undertake a subsequent procurement.

  1. Purpose of the engagement
  • Supplier capability and capacity to deliver all or part of the potential requirement.
  • Delivery models and the structure of the market.
  • Whether a single-supplier or multiple-supplier framework would be most effective.
  • Potential lotting arrangements.
  • Direct award, further competition or a combination of both for future call-off contracts.
  • Innovation, digital tools, data products and emerging technologies.
  • Commercial and contractual considerations.
  • Social value and sustainability opportunities.
  • Market risks, constraints and barriers to participation.
  1. How to participate

Suppliers interested in participating in this market engagement exercise should contact the Commercial Lead using the details below to request the market engagement documentation.

Paul Butler

Email: [email protected]

The market engagement pack includes:

  • Market Engagement Specification
  • Market Engagement Questionnaire

Suppliers should submit one coordinated response per organisation by the published deadline.

Participation is voluntary. Suppliers will not be disadvantaged in any subsequent procurement if they do not participate, and participation will not give any supplier an advantage.

  1. Indicative timetable

Deadline for supplier responses

Friday 30 October 2026 at 2pm (Date Extended)

  1. Review of responses

Week commencing Monday 2 November 2026

(Date Extended)

  1. Expected commencement of the new arrangement:

1 March 2027

The dates above are indicative and may change following market engagement and internal approvals.

CPV: Geological consultancy services

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How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs 1 mo from 1 Mar 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrs 1 moSME
Contract period: 1 Mar 2027 – 31 Mar 2031 (4 yrs 1 mo)
Eligibility: SME eligible
71351220 Geological consultancy services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
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Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Provision of Geological Products and Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How ENVIRONMENT AGENCY buys Engineering-related scientific and technical services (CPV 7135), and who usually turns up

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Engineering-related scientific and technical services (CPV 7135) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerENVIRONMENT AGENCY · division 71
The marketEngineering-related scientific and technical services (CPV 7135) · UK-wide
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Buyer: 3 of 13 known-size awards · market: CPV 7135 · UK-wide, n=12
23%42%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.

Buyer: 0 of 0 known-location awards · market: CPV 7135 · UK-wide, n=7
0 of 029%

No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
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Buyer: no decision dates published · market: CPV 7135 · UK-wide, n=11
—106 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 106 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.

Buyer: exactly 1 of 2 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 7135 · UK-wide, n=11
1 of 29%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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This buyer10 lots with bid counts · all categories
10% had one bid
The market61 lots with bid counts · CPV 7135 · UK-wide
2% had one bid
% of lots with a published bid count: this buyer (10) / the market (61) · select a colour for counts
1 bid10% / 2%
Buyer: 1 of 10 lots with published bid counts. Market: 1 of 61 lots with published bid counts.
2–320% / 13%
Buyer: 2 of 10 lots with published bid counts. Market: 8 of 61 lots with published bid counts.
4–630% / 28%
Buyer: 3 of 10 lots with published bid counts. Market: 17 of 61 lots with published bid counts.
7+40% / 57%
Buyer: 4 of 10 lots with published bid counts. Market: 35 of 61 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

i

On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.

Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.

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Assess each lot
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 713549 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£5.9m
Expected competition
i

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 139 past lots.

—No model forecast yet1% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 139 similar lots
1 bid1%
2 of 139 similar past lots received 1 bid (1%).
2–314%
19 of 139 similar past lots received 2–3 (14%).
4–628%
39 of 139 similar past lots received 4–6 (28%).
7+57%
79 of 139 similar past lots received 7+ (57%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 8 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Sept 2026, 14:59 BST
Last source update
15 Oct 2026, 14:17 BST
Authority reference
C35686
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097518
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Geological consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077cb3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

29 Sept 2026 → 1 Mar 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published45 days ago
    29 Sept 2026, 14:59 BST
  2. Latest notice published29 days ago
    15 Oct 2026, 14:17 BST
  3. Market engagement14 days ago
    30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    1. How to participate

    Suppliers interested in participating in this market engagement exercise should contact the Commercial Lead using the details below to request the market engagement documentation.

    Paul Butler

    Email: [email protected]

    The market engagement pack includes:

    • Market Engagement Specification
    • Market Engagement Questionnaire

    Suppliers should submit one coordinated response per organisation by the published deadline.

    Participation is voluntary. Suppliers will not be disadvantaged in any subsequent procurement if they do not participate, and participation will not give any supplier an advantage.

    1. Indicative timetable

    Deadline for supplier responses

    Friday 30 October 2026 at 2pm (Date Extended)

  4. Today
    14 Nov 2026
  5. Tender notice expectedin 16 days
    30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 106 days
    1 Mar 2027

Notice history

6 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    29 Sept 2026, 14:59 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Oct 2026, 10:17 BST
    UK2
  3. Pipeline notice published
    9 Oct 2026, 11:37 BST
    UK1
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Oct 2026, 11:47 BST
    UK2
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Oct 2026, 14:14 BST
    UK2
  6. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Oct 2026, 14:17 BST
    UK2
Published amendments (4)

I need to include my details as the point of contact.

I need to provide an e-mail address to allow Suppliers to contact me directly.

To extend the opportunity to 2:00 PM on Friday 30 October 2026

Amend Date

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2026-10: 2 releases · 5 Oct 2026, 9 Oct 2026
  • 2026-09: 1 release · 29 Sept 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNWW-1475-NYLN Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure