Contract award · 11 Feb 2026

Undertaking a Biodiversity Audit of the Environment Agency Estate

Environment Agency awarded “Undertaking a Biodiversity Audit of the Environment Agency Estate” to Ove Arup & Partners Limited Primary for £56,340.

Waste, cleaning & environmentalLondon

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Key facts

Buyer
Environment Agency · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£56,339.60
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Waste, cleaning & environmental · Environmental services (CPV 90700000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date11 Feb 2026
  2. Published23 Feb 2026Published 12 days after the contract date

Description

Nature recovery is a key part of the Environment Agency's (EA) business and a government priority. We have committed to deliver healthy land, air and water that support nature's recovery by 2050, in our corporate strategy EA2030. One of the key mechanisms the Environment Agency has for contributing to nature recovery targets is our own estate, as this is where we have the most direct influence over securing biodiversity outcomes. Our estate comprises 17,309 ha (16,718 ha freehold, 591 ha leasehold) and is made up of a variety of habitat types. Most are small parcels of land that are geographically dispersed across the country and held for primary functional purposes linked to the EA's roles and duties. Around 8,900 ha (51%) of this land is covered by at least one conservation designation. Our current understanding of the biodiversity value of our estate is limited to data gleaned from land cover mapping data, interspersed with some local knowledge. We have broad scale habitat data for…

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