Published date: 18 September 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 25 August 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£49,859.15

Procurement reference

CF-0368200D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

18 September 2024

Closing date

25 August 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2023

Contract end date

30 June 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) Project is a voluntary advice delivery programme
in England designed to improve the environmental performance of farms and reduce diffuse
water pollution from agriculture, reduce ammonia emissions to air and to promote natural
flood management. It is run by Natural England (NE) in partnership with the Environment
Agency (EA) and Defra. CSF advisors work closely with land managers through a
combination of workshops, demonstrations, farm events and one-to-one advice, alongside
supporting access to specific grants, to provide practical and cost-effective solutions to
reduce agricultural pollutants. CSF delivery is focused primarily within the Countryside
Stewardship (CS) Priority Areas for Water, covering ca. 35 per cent of England. The primary
driver for CSF is the 25 Year Environment Plan (YEP), which includes the 'Clean and plentiful
water' target of restoring at least three quarters of our waters to be close to their natural state
as soon as practicably possible.
The CSF Project includes an extensive evaluation programme which aims to document the
environmental benefits to the environment of CSF advice, to help maintain and build trust
with stakeholders and inform future agri-environment policy. This comprises long-term
tailored monitoring and modelling programmes, alongside existing EA core monitoring to
assess benefits and gauge the potential contribution that voluntary land management
measures can make to delivering the 25 YEP target.

Award information

Awarded date

14 August 2023

Contract start date

1 September 2023

Contract end date

30 June 2024

Total value of contract

£49,859.15

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

WSP UK Ltd

Address

WSP House, 70 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1AF

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Adrian Ajibade

Address

17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK

Email

adrian.ajibade@defra.gov.uk