Closed tender

Groundwater Modelling National Framework 2026 - 2034

Details

Buyer: Environment Agency
Value: £17,800,000
Topic: Design-modelling services
Published: 5 December 2025
Submission: 30 January 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The aim of the national framework contract is to ensure that all relevant suppliers are available to deliver the Environment Agency's groundwater modelling programme. This includes small and medium sized enterprises not included on existing frameworks. The framework provides an efficient and consistent procurement route for groundwater modelling services across the Environment Agency with standard specifications, key performance indicators and supplier performance monitoring. It also supports access to scarce specialist skills and underpins a national groundwater modelling service.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published5 December 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date30 January 2026

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. Contracts are advertised on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, with major purchases run through Atamis, the Defra group's shared eCommercial portal. 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.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

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.

Relevant CPV codes

72242000 · Design-modelling services
73200000 · Research and development consultancy services
90700000 · Environmental services
90713000 · Environmental issues consultancy services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@environment-agency.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@environment-agency.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@environment-agency.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@environment-agency.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@environment-agency.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@environment-agency.gov