The Environment Agency has awarded a contract for its Ecological Services (EcoSF4) Framework worth an estimated £19 million.
The framework was tendered in the following four Lots:
Lot 1 – Specialist Macroinvertebrate Services (£2.5 million)
Services relating to all freshwater macroinvertebrate work in both rivers and lakes, needed to cover monitoring required for international, national and local drivers, as well as local investigatory and regulatory needs.
Lot 2 – Habitat and Species (including Invasive, Non-Native Species) Surveys, Evaluation and Report Writing Services (£5.5 million)
This Lot will be used to procure ecological surveys, reports and advice for a range of activities that will enable nature recovery as envisaged under the Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) 2023. Projects will often be of an aquatic/riparian nature, including work in and adjacent to estuaries, coastal areas, rivers, lakes and wetlands.
Lot 3 – Geomorphology, River Restoration and Habitat Creation Services (5.5 million)
There are multiple drivers from within Defra to seek opportunities to restore natural processes to manage, enhance and restore rivers and other habitats. This Lot will allow the Environment Agency and Natural England staff to supplement their in-house expertise around this work area, with the additional resource and expertise that external suppliers can offer.
Lot 4 – Fish Passage Design Services (£5.5 million)
This Lot covers the design of fish passes that prioritise the use of nature-based solutions. This will include feasibility studies, options appraisal and detailed design. The final design will offer the maximum benefit in terms of fish passage (for multiple species), ecological connectivity, morphological processes and habitat creation.
The following companies have all been awarded a place on the framework, which runs from 1st October 2024 to 30 September 2028:
- Adler and Allan Ltd
- AECOM
- Atkins
- APEM Ltd
- FiveRivers
- Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd (t/a JBA Consulting)
- Ove Arup and Partners Ltd Primary
- Queen Mary University of London
- Ricardo-AEA Ltd
- Stantec UK Ltd
- Tetra Tech Limited
- Thomson Environmental Consultants Ltd
- WSP UK Limited
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