Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Environment Agency · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Ove Arup & Partners Limited
- Value
- £37,430
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Research & development · Research and development consultancy services (CPV 73200000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Feb 2026
- Published4 Feb 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
This contract is being commissioned by the Environment Agency's Climate Change & Energy (Decarbonisation and Net Zero Team), part of the Environment & Business (E&B) Directorate. This project will contribute to a broader Regulator's Pioneer Fund 4th Round (RPF) project, led by the Environment Agency in collaboration with Local Authorities in the Advanced Zoning Programme. The RPF project will explore new regulatory opportunities for heat network zones in England, due to be designated from 2026, and development of a proof-of-concept geospatial AI platform to assess environmental risk at zonal scale. This commission is the first step in the project and will provide foundational information to inform the next stages of the RPF project. The EA is commissioning a regulatory review to undertake an in-depth, detailed review of the current environmental regulatory mechanisms in the UK and internationally, as well as current best practice, for the regulation of low carbon heat networks and ass…
About the supplier
Ove Arup & Partners Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01312453).