Find a TenderAdministrative changeContract change notice

Published 12 Jan 2026, 13:07 GMT

This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.

Official UK procurement notice

NCF: LAP Water Infrastructure Grant - Enabling ADA Contract

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£1,140,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Association of Drainage Authorities2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract will be for the procurement of ‘Services’ of subject matter expertise from ADA, required for the evaluation of the LAPSIP grant scheme, continued engagement with the lowland peat water sector (particularly IDBs), and to support the preparation ahead of a new programme, which received funding through SR25.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

79310000 Market research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Administrative change
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Jan 2026, 13:07 GMT
Last source update: 16 Mar 2026, 09:56 GMT
Authority reference: C32909
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-023330
Latest notice: Contract change notice (UK10)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0603ac Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: ADA has subject matter expertise in water level management not identified elsewhere that is required to support successful delivery of outcomes, particularly to apply lessons learnt, inform a new application process and support development of the new programme.
As per Chapter 3 (Section 41), Schedule 5 of the 2023 Procurement Act, this contract meets the Direct Award justification of ‘Single Supplier’ with the following conditions met for a public contract:
(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

21 Jan 2026 → 16 Mar 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends278 days ago
21 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice published225 days ago
16 Mar 2026, 09:56 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jan 2026

Transparency notice published
12 Jan 2026, 13:07 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
12 Jan 2026, 16:29 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
5 Feb 2026, 09:59 GMT
UK7
Contract change notice published
16 Mar 2026, 09:56 GMT
UK10
Contract change proposed
31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
Option to extend on a 12 monthly basis up until FY29-30 built in to original contract.

Routine re-releases (4)

2026-01: 1 release · 12 Jan 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £1,140,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Association of Drainage AuthoritiesSME26 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: 3 months + 1 + 1 +1+1 (4 years and 3 months in total) · Options: The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for up to four (4) additional periods of twelve (12) months each.	£1,140,000same award published again · counted once	19 Nov 2025standstill to 21 Jan 2026	Standstill
Association of Drainage AuthoritiesSME	£1,140,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

C32909 NCF: LAP Water Infrastructure Grant - Enabling ADA Contract · Association of Drainage AuthoritiesSME
Signed
29 Jan 2026
Value
£1,140,000
Period
2 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
2 months +1 +1 +1 +1
Options
The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for up to four (4) additional periods of twelve (12) months each. Each additional extension period has a maximum value of £250,000.00 (excl. VAT).
- Change proposed 31 Mar 2026 Option to extend on a 12 monthly basis up until FY29-30 built in to original contract., new value £280,000 · new end date 31 Mar 2027 · extensions to 31 Mar 2030 · standstill applies

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Association of Drainage AuthoritiesAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPRW-7683-GPTP Rural Innovation Centre, Avenue H, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, West Midlands, CV8 2LGContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender16 Mar 2026, 09:56 GMT
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender5 Feb 2026, 09:59 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender12 Jan 2026, 16:29 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender12 Jan 2026, 13:07 GMT