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Severn Adaptation Plan

Environment Agency

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07 Sep 2026 at 11:27

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Summary of the contracting process

The Environment Agency procured flood-prevention works for the Severn Adaptation Plan, classified under CPV 45246400. The requirement is categorised as works and relates to adaptation activity intended to reduce flood risk. Delivery locations are identified in Birmingham and across the East Midlands in the United Kingdom. The buyer is the Environment Agency, based at Aqua House in Birmingham. The procurement concerns a defined flood-resilience requirement rather than general consultancy or routine maintenance. Businesses operating in flood defence, flood-risk infrastructure, civil engineering or related adaptation works may therefore find the subject relevant, particularly where they can deliver work across the stated locations and engage with public-sector infrastructure programmes.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The submission deadline was 21 August 2026 at 12:00. The contract was awarded to Ove Arup & Partners Limited on 24 August 2026 for £1,522,068.59, including the stated GBP currency, with a contract period from 24 August 2026 to 24 August 2028. The award is active and covers the single stated flood-prevention works requirement. The published evaluation basis is the selection of a supplier through the existing framework call-off route. The opportunity was recorded as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating a procurement aimed at established framework participants rather than open market bidding.

Although this contract has already been awarded, it provides a useful indication of the Environment Agency’s demand for substantial, planned flood-adaptation works in the Severn and East Midlands context. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable capability in flood prevention and wider flood-resilience construction, with the technical resources, delivery capacity and project management needed for a multi-year public-sector works programme. Experience of working to Environment Agency requirements and of delivering complex infrastructure safely would strengthen a supplier’s position. The route to market is also significant: the buyer used a framework call-off and recorded the requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Suppliers therefore need relevant framework access, or a role in a suitably experienced larger delivery organisation, to compete credibly when comparable work returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Severn Adaptation Plan

Notice Description

Severn Adaptation Plan

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7d100c52-e1b7-4c32-a0c5-82b9a31ad0e7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22eccfb0-e509-4e80-92c2-c82feeb5866b
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45246400 - Flood-prevention works

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,522,068 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,522,068 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
24 Aug 2026 - 24 Aug 2028 2-3 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
Environment Agency
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B3 1AQ
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Soho & Jewellery Quarter
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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