Tender

Market Exploration of the Targeted Flood Warning Service (TFWS)

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

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Tender

07 May 2024 at 14:16

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs is conducting a tender for the Market Exploration of the Targeted Flood Warning Service (TFWS) project. This tender falls under the services category, with a value of £49,999. The procurement method is a Competitive quotation (below threshold), and the tender period ends on May 31, 2024, with the contract period starting on June 24, 2024, and ending on December 27, 2024. The buying organisation is DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS located in Exeter, England.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses offering software development and market research services to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would find this tender particularly suitable as it seeks innovative solutions to enhance the current TFWS. Businesses interested in government contracts related to emergency preparedness and information dissemination should consider bidding for this project. The environment agency aims to improve its flood warning service, potentially attracting new users and providing more efficient flood risk information to organisations in England and Wales.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Market Exploration of the Targeted Flood Warning Service (TFWS)

Notice Description

As a Category 1 responder, the Environment Agency (EA) has a legal obligation to prepare for emergencies including warning and informing others of the location, urgency, and severity of flooding from rivers and the sea in England. The Environment Agency has provided a Flood Warning System (FWS) to the public, partners, and the media for over a decade. The flood warning service provides vital information to the public, media, staff, and professional partners on flood risk from rivers, seas and in some locations, groundwater. The current FWS is free to register for all users (Sign up for flood warnings - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)). The Targeted Flood Warning Service (TFWS), part of the flood warning service, provides an online service to over 120 organisations in England and Wales with a more targeted and efficient flood warning service so that they can easily monitor multiple locations at risk from flooding. The aim of this project is to conduct a thorough market segmentation and demand assessment, to support the development of an up-to-date charging proposal and to identify service improvements for the current Targeted Flood Warning Service (TFWS) that could attract new users and better serve existing ones.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a01ece01-4a10-4732-aeb2-01a2df7b61ec
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd4b46db-297d-4a31-af8a-080fc653da07
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

72212422 - Software development services suites

79310000 - Market research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£49,999 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 May 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
23 Jun 2024 - 27 Dec 2024 6-12 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
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
Contact Name
John Lancaster
Contact Email
john.lancaster02@environment-agency.gov.uk
Contact Phone
07585 961402

Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX2 7LQ
Post Town
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
St Loyes
Westminster Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East

Further Information

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