Official UK procurement notice
River Kennet SSSI - Bracketts Hatches Fish Pass
Authority: Environment Agency (Central government)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDirect award of a Collaborative Agreement to Action for the River Kennet (ARK) for delivery of the River Kennet SSSI Bracketts Hatches Fish Pass Project, comprising construction of a naturalised pool-and-traverse fish pass and replacement of existing water-level control infrastructure. ARK will lead project and contractor management, including CDM responsibilities, with the Environment Agency providing a £90,000 financial contribution toward the project.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Sept 2026, 14:25 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2026, 14:25 BST
- Authority reference
C35340- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07776e
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action for the River KennetVCSE | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
MoA - River Kennet SSSI - Bracketts Hatches Fish Pass · Action for the River KennetVCSE
- Signed
- 17 Sept 2026
- Value
- £90,000
- Period
- 17 Sept 2026 — 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
- Change Notice was originally including VAT, this has been amended to be excluding VAT.
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2026- Contract details notice published22 Sept 2026, 14:25 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published22 Sept 2026, 12:32 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entityundertaking project on behalf of the EA
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Action for the River KennetAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender