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Environment Agency: Hydroecology Modelling Tool (HEM) development to inform environmental assessment in water company drought planning.

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25 Oct 2019 at 13:14

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Summary of the contracting process

The Environment Agency (DEFRA) is seeking to develop a Hydroecology Modelling Tool (HEM) aimed at enhancing environmental assessment for water companies in drought planning. This active tender is classified under data-processing services, and submissions must be sent by 17:00 on 18th November 2019. The expected contract period starts on 2nd December 2019 and runs until 31st March 2020. This procurement, conducted via an open procedure, focuses on addressing the challenges of environmental assessments related to drought management actions across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in data processing and environmental consultancy services, particularly those with expertise in hydroecology and modelling tools. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) could be particularly well-suited to compete in this process, given the emphasis on innovation and the development of new functionalities within the proposed modelling tool. Aspiring contractors should be prepared to demonstrate their capabilities in developing user-friendly and efficient ecological assessment tools to assist water companies in their drought management strategies.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Environment Agency: Hydroecology Modelling Tool (HEM) development to inform environmental assessment in water company drought planning.

Notice Description

Water companies are required to monitor, assess and, where possible, mitigate for the environmental impact of their supply side drought management actions. This includes setting out environmental assessment, monitoring plans and mitigation measures as part of the drought planning process. However, in our role as statutory consultee and advisor to Government on water company drought plans (WCDPs) we have identified that completing environmental assessment to understand the impact of supply side drought management actions (including drought permits/orders) is a significant challenge for many water companies. Some of the key challenges include: limited time series of baseline environmental datasets to enable understanding of the environment under 'non-drought' and previous drought conditions; assessing the sensitivity of the environment to flow changes due to supply side drought management actions; predicting the likely effect on the environment of flow changes due to supply side drought management actions; ascribing a level of confidence/certainty. Developing improved hydroecological modelling tools is essential in helping water companies to address these challenges and thus improve environmental assessment in the drought planning process. This project will develop/refine an existing Environment Agency prototype tool (DRIED-UP - written in R code with a shiny app user interface) into a Hydroecological Modelling (HEM) tool for water companies to use to inform their environmental assessments in the next round of statutory drought plans. The key functionality that will be developed as part of this project is: 1) quantifying ecological (macro-invertebrate) sensitivity to flow alteration (due to supply side drought management actions); 2) understand uncertainty associated with the environmental assessment/modelling results; 3) allow predictions of ecological (macro-invertebrate) response to alternative flow alteration scenarios due to implementation of different supply side drought management actions. We expect that the development/refinement of this tool through this project will result in an improved functionality and usability through development of options/features and improved graphical displays. Delivery of this hydroecological modelling tool will help water companies improve their environmental assessments whilst also having the potential to allow them to use their results to better inform choices around their drought management options. Additional information: To apply please see the instructions in the attached RFQ (Request for Quotation) and associated documents. Email your response to jo.dennis@environment-agency.gov.uk. Tenders to be received no later than 17:00 hours on 18th November 2019.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a39f2b3-068f-4a98-a480-7b79e6225ded
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

72310000 - Data-processing services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Oct 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Nov 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Dec 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
D E F R A
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOLIHULL
Postcode
B91 1QT
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG32 Solihull
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
St Alphege
Westminster Constituency
Solihull West and Shirley

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