Notice Information
Notice Title
Sustainable Drainage Technical Support
Notice Description
This contract has been extended from 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025 and from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026. East Sussex County Council is the Lead Local Flood Authority for its administrative area. Currently, this means that it is, amongst other things, has a statutory duty to respond to consultations on major planning applications with surface water drainage. (General Development Management Procedure Order 2015 (Schedule 4 Consultations before the grant of permission category ZE)) In practice this means that the LLFA comments on the drainage design and local flood risk implications (surface water, ground water and ordinary watercourse) of new development. This will include pre-app consultations by developers or Local Planning Authorities (LPAs), consultations on applications for outline, reserved matters, or full planning permission. It also included consultations on the discharge of conditions and any application to vary conditions of a permission. We are looking to contract in order to fill two roles: 1. Drainage Officer 2. Principal Drainage Officer The tender will be conducted via the Proactis Procurement Portal - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-39dbcb65-267f-4358-a972-efdf399c2c57
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e535a28-2cb6-435a-b13d-445ba7a8a30a
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Oct 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Mar 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 21 Feb 2023Expired
- Award Date
- 27 Jun 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2023 - 30 Jun 2026 3-4 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
- EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEWES
- Postcode
- BN7 1UE
- Post Town
- Brighton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ22 East Sussex CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Lewes
- Electoral Ward
- Lewes Priory
- Westminster Constituency
- Lewes
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e535a28-2cb6-435a-b13d-445ba7a8a30a
29th October 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a072c061-2ccf-4131-8267-b7a116c67496
21st February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a830294e-dae2-46f5-95ae-29057cbf22fa
15th February 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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