Published date: 13 August 2020

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Awarded contract (published 5 October 2020)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Design-modelling services - 72242000

Location of contract

Any region, South West

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_245182/879750

Published date

13 August 2020

Closing date

4 September 2020

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

21 September 2020

Contract end date

31 July 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Environment Agency wishes to appoint a supplier to update the Wessex Basin Groundwater model, to match the previous level of calibration of the groundwater model and provide a more up to date format for future improvements.
The three main aims of the project are as follows;

- To incorporate any updated understanding & conceptualisation that is not currently represented in the model.
- To update the model time period to 2020 with associated hydrometric and artificial influence data (this will include a complete length of record change to the Rainfall and Potential Evapotranspiration datasets used).
- To convert the model from the current 4R and MODFLOW-96 VKD software to an updated rainfall recharge code (SWAcMod or 4R6) and MODFLOW 6 achieving equal or improved model performance as the existing Wessex Basin Model and utilising the new functionality where appropriate for improved performance.

More information

Additional text

Please visit www.defra.bravosolution.co.uk to register your interest and view the ITT documents.

About the buyer

Address

Manley House
Exeter
EX2 7LQ
England

Email

network.procurement@defra.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs