Official UK procurement notice
Water Benefits Update – Phase 3.1: Shared and Contested Values Research - STA
Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£99,815published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Economics For the Environment Consultancy Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWater Benefits Update – Phase 3.1: Shared and Contested Values Research - STA
Services:
The objective of this contract is to explore how deliberative processes can shape shared and contested values for the freshwater environment, and how these values differ from the individual willingness-to-pay (WTP) estimates.
This research will inform the broader valuation framework under Phase 3 (Water Benefit Update) and support more inclusive, equitable, and context-sensitive decision-making at the catchment scale.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Sept 2025, 12:39 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2025, 12:39 BST
- Authority reference
C29860- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053892- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059409Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025- Contract award notice published4 Sept 2025, 12:39 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected4 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £99,8151 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics For the Environment Consultancy Ltd5 Sept 2025 – 28 Feb 2027 | £99,815 | 4 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSBeneficiary authority
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entityDefra procured the services on behalf of the Environment Agency.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Economics For the Environment Consultancy LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender