Published date: 26 October 2021
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Water distribution and related services - 65100000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£15,000
Procurement reference
LUTON001-DN578549-86277077
Published date
26 October 2021
Closing date
8 November 2021
Closing time
5:30pm
Contract start date
11 December 2021
Contract end date
28 February 2022
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Council in its role as a Lead Local Flood Authority is responsible for managing flood risk locally. In the 2015 Local Flood Risk Management Strategy the Council set the following aim: "To enable the management and communication of the risks and consequences of flooding arising from rivers, surface water runoff and groundwater in the borough of Luton". The objectives to achieve this include: "increasing awareness of flood risk in Luton" and "achieving wider environmental benefits".
The Council is a lead partner in Resilient and Adaptive Communities (RAC) project with the ambition to reduce flood risk and become resilient to climate change, whilst delivering integrated social, economic and environmental benefits. The SuDS in Schools project will support part of a delivery of a pilot scheme under the RAC strategy.
To achieve these ambitions and support the implementation of pilot projects the Council, in partnership with Department for Education and the Environment Agency, is seeking consultancy support to identify, assess and mitigate surface water flood risk at or around three schools in the borough. Specifically, consultancy support is needed to provide the information/evidence base required by Section 2 ('Opportunity description') of the Thames Water SWMP application form (See appendix A for the application form - please note this is subject to updates).The outcomes of the tender will be:
1. Concept designs of the SuDS solution to reduce surface water inflows to the TW sewer network with integrated educational features
2. Calculations detailing the area (Ha) disconnected and/or attenuated from the Thames Water network
3. A short technical note detailing the methodology, data, any assumptions and maintenance requirements.
Section1: Background & Context
Luton Borough Council is committed to mitigating flood risk to people, properties and infrastructure within the borough. A Surface Water Management Plan (endorsed by the Council's Executive Committee in 2011) and Local Flood Risk Management Strategy have identified objectives to manage flooding and communicate risks locally. More recently, the Resilient and Adaptive Communities strategy has been endorsed in 2021 by the CEO and leader of the Council as it aligns to the Luton 2040 vision, and supports the strategic priorities of the Council (See appendix B) as well as the Thames Flood Risk Management Plan.
Thames Water is anticipated to invite applications for funding from their Surface Water Management Programme (SWMP) in mid-February 2022 which is part of their performance commitment as part of water industry's Asset Management Plan 7 (AMP7, 2020-2025). Successful applications for Thames Water SWMP funding must use SuDS and disconnect or attenuate surface water flows from Thames Water's network. The Council would like to apply to this invitation for funding to support the SuDS in Schools project.
Section 2: Service Requirement
The selected consultant must provide:
1st Phase Initial screening
About the buyer
Contact name
Amanda Clark
Address
Town Hall
George Street
Luton
LU1 2BQ
England
Telephone
+44 1582546856
Website
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