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Business Case Bundle 4

DEFRA GROUP COMMERCIAL

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26 Jun 2025 at 12:27

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process titled "Business Case Bundle 4," conducted by the Defra group Commercial, falls within the civil engineering consultancy services sector, and is located in the East of England, United Kingdom. This tender utilises a selective procurement method through a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender process, which has now moved to the award stage, was completed with an active award on 23 June 2025 and aimed to develop studies for enhancing asset maintenance and standard of service. This contract, valued at £500,000, commenced on 31 May 2025 and will run until 30 October 2026.

This procurement presents significant business growth opportunities, especially for companies in the civil engineering consultancy sector. With the awarding of the contract to Jacobs UK Ltd, potential business partners can seek collaboration or subcontracting opportunities in a project that aims to deliver viable solutions for improved asset services. The successful tenderer should ideally have expertise in asset condition assessment, lifecycle management, and can adapt to framework agreements, making it particularly suitable for mid-sized enterprises with a solid track record in civil engineering consultancy.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Business Case Bundle 4

Notice Description

The various studies identified within this Business Case Bundle have been defined to better understand the condition, residual life, options, costs (considering the affordability of the proposals) and timescales for potential work required to maintain/improve the assets standard of service (SoS) and/or the standard of protection (SoP). It is intended that information gathered from these studies will provide additional data to support the projects in the next stage, i.e. by the direct completion of a Full Business Case report for each project.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-2fefadec-5e7e-491c-9608-3db2d8f945ff
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61064f99-f20c-4a74-ab23-9d0bae9c5951
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£160,002 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
19 May 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jun 20258 months ago
Contract Period
30 May 2025 - 30 Oct 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEFRA GROUP COMMERCIAL
Contact Name
Khalisah Ali
Contact Email
khalisah.ali@defra.gov.uk
Contact Phone
000

Buyer Location

Locality
PETERBOROUGH
Postcode
PE2 8YY
Post Town
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH41 Peterborough
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Peterborough
Electoral Ward
Fletton and Stanground
Westminster Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JACOBS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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