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Published 12 Dec 2025, 16:07 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SE - THMS - Thames Wreck Management

Official notice

Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

6 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableMax 5 lots to bidMax 5 lots per supplier

Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: South East (UKJ)

Published estimate£300,000total for 6 lots · £360,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 20 Jan 2026awarded 4 Feb 2026

Awarded to CSO Engineering

Contract term 2 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 13 Feb 2026

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Provision of services to recover and remove sunken and abandoned vessels from reaches of the non-tidal River Thames between Pinkhill Lock and Teddington Lock.

CPV: Salvage and refloating services · Vessel-salvaging services

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · all with a published value (£660,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 5 and win at most 5 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Eynsham → IffleyAwarded 2 moSMEPublished value£300,000

Lot 1 Eynsham → Iffley. As per Bidder Pack

Contract period: 13 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 (2 mo)

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

63725000 Salvage and refloating services 63725100 Vessel-salvaging services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
As outlined in the Bidder Pack - Part two procurement specific requirements
Technical & professional ability
As outlined in the Bidder Pack - Part two procurement specific requirements

Lot #2Culham → CavershamAwarded 2 moPublished value£0

Lot 2 Culham → Caversham. As per Bidder Pack

Contract period: 13 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 (2 mo)

63725000 Salvage and refloating services 63725100 Vessel-salvaging services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
As outlined in the Bidder Pack - Part two procurement specific requirements
Technical & professional ability
As outlined in the Bidder Pack - Part two procurement specific requirements

Lot #3Sonning  → MarshAwarded 2 moPublished value£0

Lot 3 Sonning  → Marsh. As per Bidder Pack

Contract period: 13 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 (2 mo)

63725000 Salvage and refloating services 63725100 Vessel-salvaging services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
As outlined in the Bidder Pack - Part two procurement specific requirements
Technical & professional ability
As outlined in the Bidder Pack - Part two procurement specific requirements

Lot #4Hambledon → ChertseyAwarded 2 moPublished value£0

Lot 4 Hambledon → Chertsey As per Bidder Pack

Contract period: 13 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 (2 mo)

63725000 Salvage and refloating services 63725100 Vessel-salvaging services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
As outlined in the Bidder Pack - Part two procurement specific requirements
Technical & professional ability
As outlined in the Bidder Pack - Part two procurement specific requirements

Lot #5Shepperton → TeddingtonAwarded 2 moPublished value£0

Lot 5 Shepperton → Teddington      As per Bidder Pack

Contract period: 13 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 (2 mo)

63725000 Salvage and refloating services 63725100 Vessel-salvaging services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
As outlined in the Bidder Pack - Part two procurement specific requirements
Technical & professional ability
As outlined in the Bidder Pack - Part two procurement specific requirements

Lot #6SE - THMS - Thames Wreck ManagementAwarded 2 moPublished value£360,000

SE - THMS - Thames Wreck Management Reference

Contract period: 13 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 (2 mo)Value: £360,000 exc. VAT · £360,000 inc. VAT

63725000 Salvage and refloating services 63725100 Vessel-salvaging services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
As outlined in the Bidder Pack - Part two procurement specific requirements
Technical & professional ability
As outlined in the Bidder Pack - Part two procurement specific requirements

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored · same split on all 6 lots

Quality: 45%Price: 45%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Quality: 45%
Commercial Envelope: 45%
Social Value & Sustainability: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality: weighted 45%. As defined in Bidder Pack
Social Value & Sustainability: Weighted 10%. As defined in Bidder Pack
Commercial Envelope: Total Cost. Weighted 45%. As defined in Bidder Pack.

Lot distribution rule: There are 5 mixed geographic packages of Reaches, each containing a blend of wrecked, abandoned vessels and/or sunken vessels, all to be removed and disposed of by contractors. Tenderers may bid for all 5 lots, but must ensure that if they bid for multiple lots, their submitted programmes can run concurrently and ensure completion of all awarded lots by the contract deadline of 31st March 2026. Confirmed Lot structure Lot Reach Lot 1 Eynsham → Iffley Lot 2 Culham → Caversham Lot 3 Sonning  → Marsh Lot 4 Hambledon → Chertsey Lot 5 Shepperton → Teddington      Further information on vessels is included within Appendix 9 - Supplementary Information. Tenderers are required to provide a price for all vessels contained within a package, if they choose to submit a bid for that Lot. All vessels bid for by a Tenderer are required to be recovered and removed safely by the Tenderer, with sustainability in mind. The Environment Agency reserves the right to award multiple batches to a single contractor or to split awards to maintain programme pace and resilience

Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2

Economic & financial standing
As outlined in the Bidder Pack - Part two procurement specific requirements
Technical & professional ability
As outlined in the Bidder Pack - Part two procurement specific requirements

What this means for your bid

Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Dec 2025, 16:07 GMT
Last source update: 13 Apr 2026, 14:47 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 3 Feb 2026
Authority reference: C32522
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-086184
Latest notice: Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV): Salvage and refloating servicesVessel-salvaging services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f51e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Submission deadline: 20 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 9 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

12 Dec 2025 → 13 Apr 2026 · 10 dates

Planning notice published316 days ago
12 Dec 2025, 16:07 GMT
Next notice expected304 days ago
23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Tender notice published304 days ago
24 Dec 2025, 15:42 GMT
Clarification questions by288 days ago
9 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission deadline277 days ago
20 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Award decision expected by262 days ago
3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent260 days ago
6 Feb 2026
Contract starts253 days ago
13 Feb 2026
Standstill ends248 days ago
17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published194 days ago
13 Apr 2026, 14:47 BST

Notice history

8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2025

Planned procurement notice published
12 Dec 2025, 16:07 GMT
UK3
Tender notice published
24 Dec 2025, 15:42 GMT
UK4
Status changed to active
24 Dec 2025, 15:42 GMT
Contract award notice published
6 Feb 2026, 17:08 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
6 Feb 2026, 17:08 GMT
Contract signature expected
19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
27 Mar 2026, 17:28 GMT
UK7
Contract termination notice published
13 Apr 2026, 14:47 BST
UK11

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-12: 2 releases · 12 Dec 2025, 24 Dec 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £457,4841 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1514 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Across several lots1 award
CSO Engineering19 Feb 2026 – 9 Apr 2026	£457,484	4 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracts

SE - THMS - Thames Wreck Management · CSO Engineering
Signed
2 Mar 2026
Value
£465,471
Period
2 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
terminated
Final value
£465,471
Termination
contractCompleted
No agreed KPIs: Given the short duration of this contract (1 month), the application of KPIs is not considered proportionate or effective. KPIs are designed to monitor performance over a sustained period to ensure continuous improvement.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Eynsham → Iffley	3final-stage tenders	3	0	—
2 · Culham → Caversham	2final-stage tenders	2	0	—
3 · Sonning  → Marsh	3final-stage tenders	3	0	—
4 · Hambledon → Chertsey	3final-stage tenders	3	0	—
5 · Shepperton → Teddington	3final-stage tenders	3	0	—
6 · SE - THMS - Thames Wreck Management	1final-stage tenders	0	0	—

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

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entityProcurement advice and support.GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX London, LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CSO Engineering LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14979350GB-PPON: PLMH-8883-MPZV Office 15, Eagle House,, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1BDContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender13 Apr 2026, 14:47 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender27 Mar 2026, 17:28 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender6 Feb 2026, 17:08 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender24 Dec 2025, 15:42 GMT
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender12 Dec 2025, 16:07 GMT