The Environment Agency has awarded a number of flood defence contracts which could be worth upwards of £4.3 million in total.
The Agency is seeking to improve its incident response capability by increasing its stock of temporary flood defences for use in a variety of flooding incidents which will form an essential part of its flood incident response.
The successful suppliers will be required to supply all fittings, fixings and consumables to permit uncompromised deployment and operation of the equipment throughout its life. The equipment is stored at a network of depots distributed around England.
A contract for the supply of 1.0 m high metal frames temporary flood barriers has been awarded to Aquobex Ltd, Geodesign Barriers Ltd and Swedish firms Inero AB and Geodesign Latitud , four of four companies who bid for the work.
A separate contract with an estimated total value of £3.5 million for the supply of 1.0 m high metal frames temporary flood barriers has also been awarded to Aquobex Ltd, Geodesign Barriers Ltd and Inero AB , the only companies who bid for the work.
Finally, Leeds-based Hesco Bastion Ltd has been awarded a contract for the supply and delivery of temporary flood protection products of filled containers either permeable filled containers that consist of cellular barriers made of permeable materials such as geotextile or geosynthetic fabrics and filled with aggregates or other materials to form a barrier against floodwater or impermeable filled containers that consist of barriers made of impermeable materials such as polyester, polyethylene and plastic, which is filled with water or aggregates to provide additional weight.
Duration of all the contracts is four years.
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