The Environment Agency (EA) has published a Prior Information Notice setting out the procurement and commercial models proposed for its upcoming £50 million Property Flood Resilience Framework.

The PIN outlines the procurement and commercial models which have been developed based on previous stages of market engagement for the forthcoming procurement exercise.

The latest PIN follows on from the Property Flood Resilience (PFR) Framework PIN previously released by the Environment Agency in March 2021 and the Asset Delivery Frameworks PIN released in July 2022.

The EA is looking for a route to market to enable PFR schemes to be delivered successfully which will help ensure that residential and commercial properties are better protected from the threat of flooding.

The PIN details the information and relevant documentation relating to the procurement and commercial models proposed for the forthcoming procurement exercise for the framework.

The new Framework will be tendered in the following two Lots:

• Lot 1: Survey, Options & Quality Assurance.
• Lot 2: Detailed Design and Construction.

The PFR Framework will be delivered through a Regional single organisation model, aligned to the EA’s Integrated Delivery Teams. Each of the 6 EA area-based IDTs will have its own Lot 1 and Lot 2 organisation as follows:

1. North-East (NE)

2. North-West (NW)

3. Central

4. South-West (SW)

5. South-East (SE)

6. East

The final commercial model and supporting documents may be subject to further change depending on the feedback of this exercise and any other external factors affecting the procurement. The procurement remains subject to final approvals and governance which this engagement exercise will assist with informing.

Prior to commencing a formal procurement process the EA would like to update the market - the Agency intends to award a 4 year framework (including extensions).

In order to gauge market interest the Agency is proposing to send the documentation to interested suppliers and asking them to complete and return a questionnaire by 10:00am on 12 December 2022.

The estimated date of publication of  the contract notice  will be in January 2023.

Click here to access the Prior Information Notice documentation.