Published date: 17 October 2025

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


Closing: 21 July 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

SW1P 3JR

Value of contract

£88,595

Procurement reference

CF-0555600D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

17 October 2025

Closing date

21 July 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2025

Contract end date

26 July 2026

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Coquet Estuary Restoration Project aims to restore tidal connectivity and create wetland habitats between Warkworth and Amble. This will reverse historic land management impacts, improve the estuary's ecological status from Moderate to Good in line with the Northumbria River Basin Management Plan (2015), and deliver mitigation for the effects of historic sea defences. This phase of the project looks to increase the freshwater habitats on the land on the west of the A1068 Road ( see figure 1 below), in future years there will be opportunities to explore intertidal connectivity in other phases of this project.

Objectives
1. Develop a Single Stage Business Case (SBC) to provide wetland habitats to targeted land parcels.
2. Deliver the programme of works as highlighted in the appendix 1 deliverables list.
3. Enhance wetland habitats to meet Biodiversity Net Gain targets.
4. Build upon Outline design concept ( Figure 2 above) to provide a detailed design that can be handed to our contractors for delivery.
5. Support carbon reduction through habitat-based sequestration.
6. Improve protected areas and contribute to Water Framework Directive (WFD) compliance.
7. Collaborate with Northumbrian Water, Northumberland Estates, and Northumberland County Council
to integrate works with wider schemes.
8. Enhance public amenity by improving rights of way and encouraging safe environmental interaction.

Award information

Awarded date

10 October 2025

Contract start date

1 October 2025

Contract end date

26 July 2026

Total value of contract

£88,595

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Ove Arup & Partners Limited Primary

Address

8 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 4BJ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Harjinder Grewal

Address

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom

Email

procurement@defra.gov.uk