Official UK procurement notice
Water Quality Statistics Training
Authority: Environment Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe primary Audience (training recipients) will be the Environment Agency’s staff in environment planning, permitting, analysis & reporting, data and evidence teams and WQ regulatory teams (but will be available to other officers where knowledge of statistics is required).
It is expected that the audience will directly regulate activities through a various of planning assessments, audits and desk-based compliance assessments. Similarly, this training is for officers who will be assessing water quality permit applications for new water quality and changes to existing sites.
- No preliminary market engagement: UK02: Preliminary Market Engagement Notice was published on 24/03/2026. UK Notice Ref - UK-1003 Submission Id - 20260324-000002 OCID Reference - ocds-h6vhtk-06733d
CPV: Specialist training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£130,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 50%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value / Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial
- Technical
- Social Value / Sustainability
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not 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
- 5 May 2026, 09:46 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2026, 12:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
C34835- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040830- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0690e8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal.
Timeline
5 May 2026 → 30 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published170 days ago5 May 2026, 09:46 BST
- Clarification questions by154 days ago20 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline140 days ago3 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by114 days ago29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent108 days ago6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends96 days ago17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts87 days ago27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published83 days ago30 Jul 2026, 12:29 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 May 2026- Tender notice published5 May 2026, 09:46 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published5 May 2026, 09:55 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Jul 2026, 10:55 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Jul 2026, 10:55 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published30 Jul 2026, 12:29 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Change of Contact email address and name.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 5 May 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd27 Jul 2026 – 26 Jul 2029 · up to 26 Jul 2031Extensions: 2 x 1 year extensions · Options: 2 x 1 year extensions | £112,741same award published again · counted once | 6 Jul 2026standstill to 17 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
| Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd | £112,741 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Water Quality Statistics Training · Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Jul 2026
- Value
- £112,741
- Period
- 30 Jul 2026 – 26 Jul 2029 · up to 26 Jul 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 1 year extensions
- Options
- 2 x 1 year extensions
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Jeremy Benn Associates Limited (t/a JBA Consulting)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender