Awarded contract

ES RDE 078 - Evidence review of Direct Air Carbon Capture (DACC) to support fut

Details

Buyer: Environment Agency
Supplier(s): WSP UK Limited
Value: £62,645
Duration: 10 months
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 9 October 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Environment Agency self-service direct award. The Environment Agency does not currently permit engineered Direct Air Carbon Capture (DACC) plants, as these activities are not explicitly covered under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR). In October 2025, Defra consulted on proposed amendments to the EPR to address this regulatory gap. Following this consultation, Defra has committed to undertaking further consultation on advancing these amendments. In anticipation of these amendments, we wish to commission a piece of work to gather evidence on Best Available Techniques (BAT) for engineered DACC that can be used for permit determination. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published9 October 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date9 October 2026
Next: Contract expiry date30 July 2027in 9 months

About the buyer

The Environment Agency is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra, and buys as a central agency for flood risk, water quality and pollution control. Flood and coastal risk schemes are delivered mainly through the Collaborative Delivery Framework, alongside frameworks for mapping, modelling and property flood resilience. These frameworks run through a central contract management system. Commercial oversight sits with Defra Group Commercial, alongside the Environment Agency's own project teams.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Environment Agency's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and research and development.

Decision makers

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