Published date: 19 February 2024

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.


Closing: 25 March 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Services related to water pollution - 90733000

Location of contract

East Midlands, East of England, London, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CF-0242200D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

19 February 2024

Closing date

25 March 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

17 June 2024

Contract end date

16 June 2027

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?

Yes

Description

Natural England Environment (NE) are seeking to procure a Framework Agreement for the provision of design and build services for constructed wetland, across the North, South and Central England.
- The Framework Agreement will be split into the following Regional Lots:
Lot 1 -North of England
Lot 2 - South of England
Lot 3 -Central England

Each regional Lot is comprised of a number of catchment areas. The catchment areas are as follows:

Lot 1: Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, Northumbria & Yorkshire

Lot 2: Devon, Cornwall, Thames, Wessex, Kent, South London & East Sussex

Lot 3: East & West Midlands, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, East Anglia, Hertfordshire & North London)

The award restrictions per supplier are detailed in the procurement documents.
Work will be allocated using Direct Award only, for all work up to £2,000,000.00.

The duration of the Framework will be three years (36 months) with one optional one-year (12 month) extension (totalling four years or 48 months).

The total estimated value of the Framework based on a four year (48 month) will be £18,000,000.00.

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.

Use of Framework by Others:
This framework is primarily intended to meet the needs of Natural England.
NE may require the successful bidder(s) to provide the works/services on the same terms that are agreed as a result of this tender to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and to its associated bodies including any Agencies and non-departmental public bodies and others (the Defra Group). NE may also require the provision of the works/services to members of the aforementioned Defra Group via NE, rather than directly.

The successful bidder(s) may also be required to provide the services to local planning authorities in England, The Environment Agency and other UK public sector organisations.

About the buyer

Contact name

Televiv Harry

Address

2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK

Email

harry.televiv@defra.gov.uk