Published date: 30 September 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 11 August 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical analysis or consultancy services - 71621000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£150,805

Procurement reference

tender_274297/1001467

Published date

30 September 2021

Closing date

11 August 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

9 September 2021

Contract end date

10 December 2021

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Canal and River Trust was set up in 2012 to manage a 2000mile waterways network comprising a variety of assets including canals, embankments, reservoirs, bridges, culverts, aqueducts, pumping stations, weirs, sluices locks and flood gates. The Trust monitors these assets, grades their condition, assesses the risks associated with them and prioritises maintenance and repair in line with their findings. An annual grant from government is provided to support this work. A review will assess the Trust's stewardship of the waterways and consider whether government support should continue beyond 2026/27 (when the current arrangement ends). This technical assessment will support that review by enabling Defra to understand the Trust's performance in relation to its management of and expenditure on the physical infrastructure.

Defra is seeking a contractor to assess and assure:
1. Condition of the Trust's assets;
2. How spend is allocated to asset maintenance;
3. Safety;
4. Compliance with statutory requirements;
5. Water and flood management; and
6. Projections provided by the Trust for asset management through to 2036/37.

We would like to engage with a consultant who can provide independent assurance, in the unique heritage and environmental context of the Trust's 200-year old canal network (comprising listed properties, scheduled monuments, conservation areas and Sites of Special Scientific Interest). We would like to understand the extent to which contractors have the necessary skills and experiences to address all or a combination of some of these questions, identifying strengths and gaps, as appropriate. The assessment will be based on data and documentation provided by the Trust.

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Award information

Awarded date

8 September 2021

Contract start date

9 September 2021

Contract end date

10 December 2021

Total value of contract

£150,805

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Mott MacDonald Limited

Address

Croydon

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Alex Townsend

Address

Kings Meadow House
Reading
RG1 8DQ
England

Email

alex.townsend@environment-agency.gov.uk