Awarded contract

Marine Macrobenthic Invertebrate Sample Analysis (2025-2033)

Details

Buyer: Environment Agency
Supplier(s): 5 suppliers
APEM Ltd
HEBOG ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
Ocean Ecology
Thomson Environmental Consultants Ltd
University of Hull
Value: £4,900,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Research services
Published: 14 November 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The Marine Macrobenthic Invertebrate Sample Analysis Framework (2025–2033) is an open framework agreement led by the Environment Agency on behalf of the Defra Group, with an estimated value of £4.9 million over eight years (excluding VAT). The Framework will comprise of 5 Suppliers. The contract starts on 12 December 2025 and expires on 11 December 2028. The Contract may run until 11 December 2033, subject to the extensions provision. ## Contract award Title: Open Framework Contract for the supply of Services for Marine Macrobenthic Invertebrate Sample Analysis on behalf of the Environment Agency ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award date4 November 2025
Completed: Award published14 November 2025
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date25 November 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

The Environment Agency is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra, and buys as a central agency for flood risk, water quality and pollution control. Flood and coastal risk schemes are delivered mainly through the Collaborative Delivery Framework, alongside frameworks for mapping, modelling and property flood resilience. These frameworks run through a central contract management system. Commercial oversight sits with Defra Group Commercial, alongside the Environment Agency's own project teams.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Environment Agency's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and research and development.

Decision makers

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