Official UK procurement notice
Biodiverse Winstead - Collaborative Agreement
Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptiona) Deliver landscape change with increased biodiversity across the Winestead catchment that creates new habitats and links existing wildlife rich areas.
b) Reduce inputs of sediment and nutrients to Winestead Drain to improve water quality and reduce maintenance.
c) Provide climate change resilience for the WDAIP by slowing the flow of water into Winestead Drain.
d) Provide climate change resilience to the catchment by addressing water scarcity.
e) Engage stakeholders to begin developing a landscape scale project for the future across South Holderness, expanding the reach of the Catchment Based Approach Partnership.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jun 2026, 10:54 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2026, 09:51 BST
- Authority reference
C34582- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063456- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b8ccFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
This is the only supplier with the technical expertise
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
30 Jun 2026 → 7 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends118 days ago30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published112 days ago7 Jul 2026, 09:51 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published19 Jun 2026, 10:54 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published19 Jun 2026, 11:10 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Jul 2026, 09:51 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire Wildlife TrustSME2 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 | £205,000same award published again · counted once | 19 Jun 2026standstill to 30 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
| Yorkshire Wildlife TrustSME | £205,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Biodiverse Winstead - Collaborative Agreement · Yorkshire Wildlife TrustSME
- Signed
- 3 Jul 2026
- Value
- £205,000
- Period
- 6 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Not applicable for this contract
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entityDefra Group Commercial will manage this procurement on behalf of the Environment Agency
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Yorkshire Wildlife TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender