Published date: 23 September 2021

Last edited date: 27 September 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 July 2021, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Oceanography and hydrology services - 71351920

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£67,663.51

Procurement reference

tender_280725/999625

Published date

23 September 2021

Closing date

28 July 2021

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

29 September 2021

Contract end date

28 February 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Flood Hydrology Improvements Programme secured a Strategic Outline Case approval from LPRG in April 2021. We are now progressing the development of a number of Review/Initial Assessment type projects to highlight the scale of operational hydrology challenges and the require improvements for the Environment Agency. The Relative Uncertainty in the Modelling Chain project is one of the key subject areas required to assist in the compilation of our Full Business Case. This project will be delivered in three work packages.

Work Package 1 - Carry out a literature review of recent scientific research and current best practice to identify the different sources of uncertainty that are evident throughout the whole flood modelling chain (i.e. from input data to decision). Evidence should be gathered to indicate the potential scale of the different uncertainties and how and why this can vary.

Work Package 2 - Use a series of high profile case studies to illustrate the significance of hydrological uncertainty within the flood modelling chain and how this varies depending on the catchment type, flood source and/ or modelling approach.

Work Package 3 - Summarise the findings and identify the key sources of uncertainty which can affect the accuracy of the final flood estimate (in terms of peak flow, volume and timing) and in turn influence the final decision making. Recommendations will be made as to where we should focus our efforts to minimise the hydrological uncertainty in the future.

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Award information

Awarded date

15 September 2021

Contract start date

29 September 2021

Contract end date

28 February 2022

Total value of contract

£67,663.51

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Jeremy Benn Associates Limited (t/a JBA Consulting)

Address

1 Broughton Park, Old Lane, North Broughton, Skipton, North Yorkshire, England BD23 3FD

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Horizon House, Deanery Road
Bristol
BS1 5AH
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gov.uk