Closed tender

CEFAS26-85 ITT for provision of Water and Sediment Sampling Analysis for HPC

Details

Published
1 July 2026
Submission
4 August 2026

Tender description

Cefas requires a supplier to deliver marine sampling, profiling and laboratory analysis services under the BEEMS programme near Hinkley Point C. Work includes water and sediment sampling, CTD profiling, and analysis to support environmental monitoring.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published1 July 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date4 August 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.

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