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Water Quality Research and Catchment Planning in the River Wye

Research services
UK
Published value
£1,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: "Water Quality Research and Catchment Planning in the River Wye". Published status: planning. Published value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£1,000,000
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Published history for DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
2.6Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
BT PLCTop vendor: 65.5% of attributable value
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Coverage: 157 active published awards; 9 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
BT PLC1 win£113,044
University of Reading1 win£28,013
Hazel Bees Consulting Ltd1 win£21,000
Pack IDS Ltd1 win£10,500
Spacehive1 win£1
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published10 Dec 2025, 16:14 GMT
Last source update10 Dec 2025, 16:14 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationResearch services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05f314
What is being bought
Defra and Welsh government are tendering for a new research project on water quality in the River Wye. In particular, we want to gather evidence on the impact of agriculture in this catchment and identify actions which will help us tackle the associated pollution. This project has the following aims: 1. Investigate the sources of the pollution and pressures affecting the river, in particular focussing on diffuse agricultural pollution 2. Study the impacts of changing farming practices and land management 3. Develop and test new ways to improve water quality 4. Understand best practice for undertaking research involving a complex stakeholder group The project was announced the project in March 2025, details of which can be seen here. Bidders should be able to demonstrate experience of all aspects of research planning, including developing effective methodology, stakeholder engagement, and project governance. Bidders must have experience in delivering ‘living labs’ research on farms. They should also have a good understanding of agricultural practices and water quality, with knowledge of this catchment and stakeholders being an advantage. This will be a high-profile programme of work, in which a variety of stakeholders (including ministers) take an active interest. Successful bidders will be expected to provide regular updates on emerging evidence and will work with officials to communicate interim findings. The project is to be contracted through an open tender competition. It is expected to commence in February/March 2026 and will last for approximately 3-5 years. The project is funded to cover £1M and we welcome consortia bids. Supplier Engagement Event Please note that we will be holding a joint Defra and Welsh Government supplier event on 17 December 2025 at 2pm. More information will be provided in due course. If you or your organisation is interested in attending this event, please register your interest at: WyeJointResearch@defra.gov.uk All expression of Interest must reach Defra on or before Monday 15th December 2025 by 17:00pm
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    10 Dec 2025, 16:14 GMT
  2. Published value updated to £1,000,000
    10 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMT
  3. Status changed to planning
    10 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    10 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    10 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMT
  6. Published tender amendment
    Not published
    Interested suppliers should state their name and email address of who to invite
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    10 Dec 2025, 16:14 GMT
  2. Procedure published
    10 Dec 2025, 16:14 GMT
  3. engagement
    17 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT · scheduled
    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO HOLD PRELIMINARY ENGAGEMENT Title: Water Quality Research and Catchment Planning in the River Wye Defra and Welsh government are tendering for a new research project on water quality in the River Wye. In particular, we want to gather evidence on the impact of agriculture in this catchment and identify actions which will help us tackle the associated pollution. This project has the following aims: 1. Investigate the sources of the pollution and pressures affecting the river, in particular focussing on diffuse agricultural pollution 2. Study the impacts of changing farming practices and land management 3. Develop and test new ways to improve water quality 4. Understand best practice for undertaking research involving a complex stakeholder group The project was announced the project in March 2025, details of which can be seen here. Bidders should be able to demonstrate experience of all aspects of research planning, including developing effective methodology, stakeholder engagement, and project governance. Bidders must have experience in delivering ‘living labs’ research on farms. They should also have a good understanding of agricultural practices and water quality, with knowledge of this catchment and stakeholders being an advantage. This will be a high-profile programme of work, in which a variety of stakeholders (including ministers) take an active interest. Successful bidders will be expected to provide regular updates on emerging evidence and will work with officials to communicate interim findings. The project is to be contracted through an open tender competition. It is expected to commence in February/March 2026 and will last for approximately 3-5 years. The project is funded to cover £1M and we welcome consortia bids. Supplier Engagement Event Please note that we will be holding a joint Defra and Welsh Government supplier event on 17 December 2025 at 2pm. More information will be provided in due course. If you or your organisation is interested in attending this event, please register your interest stating the name of who to invite, your Organisation and email address at: WyeJointResearch@defra.gov.uk All expression of Interest must reach Defra on or before Monday 15th December 2025 by 17:00pm
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX
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  • DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
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    GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX
    Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UKI32, SW1P 4DF, GB
    procurement@defra.gov.uk
    03459335577
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