# tNCEA Small Stream and Lake Macrophyte Surveys 2025/26

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Defra](/buyers/defra/contract-awards)
- Published: 20 February 2025
- Planned start: 1 April 2025
- Planned end: 31 January 2026
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: c959f456-ba4b-4626-8e51-57f0dc6406f4-828416
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b9e83b43-35bb-4f81-8fd4-2585e3586177

## Description

The Environment Agency \(EA\) is developing a series of new monitoring networks as part of the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment \(NCEA\) project\. One of these covers small streams and another covers Lakes\. The overarching focus is to undertake macrophyte surveys at 26 small stream sites in England and undertake lake macrophyte surveys \(including 'lake naturalness assessments'\) at 42 sites in England\. These surveys need to be completed by 30th September 2025\. To view and bid for this opportunity, please register at: at https://defra-family\.force\.com/s/Welcome

## Related contract awards

- [Mids - AOMR Lot 2 - Works Arising from Hydrometric Asset Surveys 2026/2027](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7df7db6b-a6f2-42da-bbd6-9ac45210d862): DEFRA
- [South East - FRAM lot 9c - Client Support Services - Competitive Tender - Mott MacDonald Limited](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-eacb09a0-dc7d-4dae-a39c-04320221a4cd): Defra
- [South East - FRAM lot 9c - Client Support Services - Competitive Tender - AECOM](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2cdc927a-7eb6-45a7-8a1c-506468289da9): Defra

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c959f456-ba4b-4626-8e51-57f0dc6406f4-828416)