Notice Information
Notice Title
Environment Agency: Demonstrating how stress testing can be used to understand catchment resilience - an exploration of catchment drought management actions in present day and future climate.
Notice Description
The Environment Agency wants to ensure that catchments in England are resilient to a range of pressures, both now and in the future. It is currently exploring how it could define and use resilience in a practical way. Stress testing is a way to find out how a system performs when it is subjected to pressures beyond those normally experienced. The results of a stress test are useful in helping system managers understand the risks they face and whether they need to intervene to make the system perform differently. It has therefore been proposed that stress testing may help to elucidate resilience in systems. The Environment Agency wishes to explore this using real world example catchments. The Environment Agency drought planning process includes the implementation of a range of actions, varying from enhanced monitoring to restrictions on spray irrigation (sometimes referred to as Section 57 restrictions relating to the relevant section of the Water Resources Act 1991) and water company drought permits and orders. Past research has looked at how water company supply systems and drought plans perform on their own but there has been no equivalent assessment that includes EA drought plan actions. Building on the previous research with the water companies, this proposal aims to use stress testing methods to test the performance of catchment drought management actions at mitigating the impacts of drought both in present day and under climate change and what discoveries and implications there are for the resilience of catchments. Additional information: To apply please respond to the attached Request for Quotation and associated documents. Email your response to ralph.ledbetter@environment-agency.gov.uk. Tenders to be received no later than midday on Wednesday 16 October 2019.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-b97273f1-ebf4-4736-8f24-ab1ecf0671ef
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52819e8f-600d-4f16-80c4-3e3a23c10987
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
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- CPV Codes
73210000 - Research consultancy services
90713100 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Oct 20196 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Oct 2019Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 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
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52819e8f-600d-4f16-80c4-3e3a23c10987
4th October 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/68a710ec-1b2a-4f80-9e4d-ea6ad08e273a
Request for Quotation - Resilience_StressTest -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ef9309a7-a6ca-4c23-96ed-701a54e94fae
Terms Conditions R&D - Resilience_StressTest
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