The Environment Agency has gone out to tender with a contract for its Property Flood Resilience Framework 2 worth up to an estimated £50 million.
The Agency is looking for a route to market to enable PFR schemes to be delivered successfully. It will help ensure that residential and commercial properties are better protected from the threat of flooding.
The Framework is being tendered in the following two Lots:
- Lot 1: Survey, Options & Quality Assurance.
- Lot 2: Detailed Design & Construction.
Delivery Partners can be appointed to a maximum of three places overall within hub-based IDT Lots on Lot 1 and Lot 2.
For Lot 1: Delivery Partners can be appointed to a maximum of three of the hub-based Lots as Primary Delivery Partner only.
For Lot 2: Delivery Partners can be appointed to a maximum of two of the hub-based Lots as Primary Delivery Partner only.
Delivery Partners can be appointed to up to a maximum of three Reserve Delivery Partners (depending on the number of places already taken as Primary Delivery Partner).
Sub Lots under each Lot are being tendered on a regional basis:
Lot 1
- Lot 1a: North-East (NE)
- Lot 1b: North-West (NW)
- Lot 1c: Midlands
- Lot 1d: South-West (SW)
- Lot 1e: South-East (SE)
- Lot 1f: Eastern
Lot 2
- Lot 2a: North-East (NE)
- Lot 2b: North-West (NW)
- Lot 2c: Midlands
- Lot 2d: South-West (SW)
- Lot 2e: South-East (SE)
- Lot 2f: Eastern
Initial contract term for the framework agreement, which will be delivered through a regional single organisation model, aligned to the EA’s Integrated Delivery Teams, is 48 months. The framework will run for a total of four years (initial two year period plus one optional two year extension)
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 24 July 2023 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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