Published date: 12 December 2024

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Awarded contract (published 12 December 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£19,946

Procurement reference

CF-0423500D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

12 December 2024

Closing date

22 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

29 November 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

National context
This project is one of 20 Local Resource Option studies which are being undertaken nationally across
England using money provided by Defra and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and administered by the Environment Agency. While the other 19 studies are intended to identify screen and rank different options to improve water supply security for agriculture, this study aims to assess the feasibility of one specific proposal which will potentially result in improvements for both agriculture and public water supply resilience as well as benefits to biodiversity and climate change mitigation objectives.

Local context
Greater Cambridge - Water for Sustainable Growth Pressure on water resources in the Cambridgeshire area is acute and is growing. While long-term solutions are planned to meet public water supply deficits, they are not due to come online for a number of years and this has resulted in objections to planning applications and challenges around housing and business growth. Without action, the prospect of increased abstraction may lead to impact on the environment and on existing abstractors as well as lost opportunities to meet priorities such as peat re-wetting.

Water companies in East Anglia are already indicating that they will not be able to supply all new non household use. This is especially significant in the high-growth Greater Cambridgeshire area, where there is a poor supply/demand balance and limited supply options.

A pipeline transfer into the Cambridge region from Grafham Water reservoir is planned to provide an additional significant supply of water in 2032. The planned Fens Reservoir is due to come online in 2036. Both will provide long-term sustainable water resources for the region

Award information

Awarded date

29 November 2024

Contract start date

29 November 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£19,946

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Jeremy Benn Associates Limited (t/a JBA Consulting)

Address

1 Broughton Place, Old Lane North, Broughton, Skipton BD23 3FD

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Adrian Ajibade

Address

17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK

Email

adrian.ajibade@defra.gov.uk