Water Quality Research and Catchment Planning in the River Wye.
Defra and Welsh Government want a research project investigating pollution sources in the River Wye catchment and testing farming practices and land management changes to improve water quality. The work uses a 'living labs' approach with local stakeholders and should produce transferable findings for other catchments.
- Closed18 February 2026
- Value£1.0m
- BuyerDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
- WhereRiver Wye catchment
- CategoryResearch & development
- RegionUK-wide
You'll want to look if you have experience in environmental or agricultural research, stakeholder engagement, and land management studies, ideally with access to academic or research networks
Might not suit a small firm
- it needs coverage across the whole UK
Possible incumbent
University of Oxford won a related Defra research project on landscape recovery in September 2025 Inferred from prior awards to this buyer, not confirmed.