Published date: 6 June 2024

Last edited date: 9 July 2024

This notice was replaced on 6 June 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Opportunity (published 6 June 2024, last edited 9 July 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CF-0308300D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

6 June 2024

Closing date

23 July 2024

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

1 September 2024

Contract end date

31 August 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal. This Consultancy will follow a programme of work aimed at refining, maintaining, and supporting the operational use of the Anglian Models. It will also develop training packages to allow technical staff to interact with the groundwater models and use the model results effectively.
The duration of the Consultancy appointment will be for one year, extendable to four years subject to performance. Performance will be continuously monitored, and the monitoring will feed into an annual review of performance. Subject to the Environment Agency deciding that the performance has been acceptable, the contract will be extended for a further year. The Environment Agency will reserve the right to terminate the contract for other reasons not connected with the performance of the contract.
A maximum price for the four-year programme of work will be established through the tendering process.
It is intended that the four-year programme is followed but this will be subject to the resources available through annual budget allocation plus gaining project approval within the Environment Agency.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Lincs, Northants and East Anglia: Groundwater Models Asset System Maintenance

  • Opportunity
  • Published 6 June 2024, last edited 21 June 2024

About the buyer

Contact name

Defra Group Commercial

Address

2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK

Telephone

+44 3459335577

Email

procurement@defra.gov.uk