Expired contract

Provision of an Economic Analysis to assess Canal & River Trust Grants

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): OXERA CONSULTING LLP
Value: £50,000
Duration: 2 months
Topic: Services furnished by professional organisations
Published: 29 April 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The Supplier are uniquely placed to assist DEFRA with this assessment, as we are the leading economics and finance consultancy in the area of subsidy control and state aid. Over the course of the last two years, we have undertaken economic and financial analysis to advise clients on over 40 subsidy control/state aid cases. We have significant experience undertaking economic and financial analysis to advise clients in relation to subsidy design and assessment, as well as SAU referrals and equivalent state aid assessments in the EU. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published29 April 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date29 April 2026
Completed: Contract expiry date1 July 2026

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Suppliers register on the DEFRA eCommercial website, Atamis, to compete for contract opportunities across the department. Larger opportunities are advertised through the Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

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

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

98112000 · Services furnished by professional organisations

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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