Published date: 1 September 2017

This notice was replaced on 24 November 2017

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

Awarded contract (published 24 November 2017)

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

  • Data collection and collation services - 72314000

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Environmental services - 90700000

    • Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction - 90711100

    • Environmental protection - 90720000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_153293/617654

Published date

1 September 2017

Closing date

19 September 2017

Contract start date

24 October 2017

Contract end date

31 January 2018

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The aim of this project is to assess how effectively the current arrangements for managing surface water flood risk locally are working in practice.

Procurement Specific Requirements

The objectives are to:

• Provide independent evidence about local management of surface water flood risk to feed into the cross-Whitehall project, specifically areas 1, 2 and 4 (see above)

Research Questions

The research should address a range of questions under the following themes:

1. Surface water flood risk management aims and objectives, especially what flood risk scenarios are identified and the aspiration for drainage standards/levels of protection

2. Working practices relating to surface water flood risk management

3. Data gathering and sharing across organisations relating to surface water flood risk management

4. Effectiveness of local arrangements for managing surface water flood risk

Suppliers should ensure that they have knowledge and experience of local flood risk management and surface water issues. Although the project is not a formal evaluation, the research should adopt an evaluative approach as the Authority's interest is not only in how surface water is being managed, but also how effective the different approaches taken are.


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About the buyer

Address

DEFRA
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk