Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-01-30
Buyer: The Environment Agency
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 45210000: Building construction work | 45246000: River regulation and flood control works | 45246400 | 71315200 | 71315210
Estimated value: 20000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-03-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The national framework is for the provision of services and works related to property flood resilience. The environment agency requires services and works to be delivered across the whole of England.
Tenderers may bid in the following combinations: Lot 1 only, Lot 2 only, Lots 2 and 3; Lot 3 only and Lot 4 only. If you are bidding for Lots 1 or 4 you cannot apply for any other lots on this framework. It is not compulsory for bidders to bid for multiple lots.
This lot is for the provision of survey, supply and installation of property flood resilience measures.
Other contracting authorities: This framework is primarily intended to meet the needs of the environment agency. The agency may require the successful bidder(s) to provide the services/works on the same terms that are agreed as a result of this tender to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and to its associated bodies including any Agencies and non-departmental public bodies, others (the Defra Group) and any other flood risk management authorities designated under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. The agency may also require the provision of the services/works to members of the aforementioned Defra Group via the environment agency, rather than directly.
A full list of the Defra group can be found at:https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs and other flood risk management authorities can be found here https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/29/pdfs/ukpga_20100029_en.pdf
The successful bidder(s) may also be required to provide the services to local authorities in England and Wales. A full list may be found at http://www.gov.uk/find-local-council
Similarly, the successful bidder(s) may be required to supply the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, Forestry Commission Scotland, or Forestry Service Northern Ireland.
The successful bidder(s) may also be required to provide the services to Central Government departments, executive agencies, and other NDPBs. Full lists can be found at:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period following electronic notification (minimum of 15 calendar days for any other means of communication) to unsuccessful applicants of the award decision. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 Nº 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.
(i) not to award or enter into any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by the publication of this notice;
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition;
(iii) to award one or more public contract(s) in relation to part only of the requirements covered by this notice; and/or
In no circumstances will the Environment Agency be liable for any costs incurred by the Applicants/Tenderers and their associated parties. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgment of potential Applicants and the Environment Agency will not be responsible for any such expenditure.


Award value: 20000000