Notice Information
Notice Title
Schools Water Strategy - Property Flood Resilience Early Supplier Engagement Event
Notice Description
The Schools Water Strategy (SWS) is an invest to save service aimed at reducing the risk of flooding in schools. One of the workstream elements within the SWS is the delivery of Property Flood Resilience (PFR) measures within schools which are at risk of flooding. The team works with schools who either have the highest forecasted flood risk or have flooded previously to protect the school building and pupils' education days. Please review the previous notice issued on Contract Finder and Find a Tender for further details of the Schools Water Strategy and prior PFR market engagement that has occurred. CF: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b779bf9d-d3e5-4827-b7ab-6bec19f1d6f3 FTS: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022754-2024 Following on from the above, the Department for Education's SWS Team are hosting a Market Engagement event to further expand on the requirements and offer the opportunity for attendees to: * Gain a better understanding of deliverables and assurance requirements * Feedback around the feasibility of the requirements * Provide opinions on risks and issues * Discuss Market constraints and pressures that may affect suppliers' ability to deliver * Gain a better understanding of Cabinet Office requirements around Modern Slavery and Social Value * Discuss the proposed procurement route We would like to invite organisations who have experience in delivering PFR within schools including Grey (doors, barriers, walls etc) and Green (nature based/SuDS) solutions to mitigate all types of flood risk, as well as: * Flood Risk Assessments * Design and Optioneering of solutions * Construction/Installation of Property Flood Resilience Measures * Technical Assurance * Project Management The final scope of the DfE's requirements have not yet been confirmed. If any procurement activity does arise, the requirements will be refined pending the results of market research. If these overarching services are not something that your organisation delivers, then this event will not be suitable for you. If you have any questions about suitability for the event, please contact SWS.COMMERCIAL@education.gov.uk. If you are interested and feel that this event is suitable for your organisation, please complete the attached form (link below) to submit the details of the people who require an invitation and if applicable to submit any question topics to be addressed during the event. https://forms.office.com/e/1RTsBfhNLt This notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for the DfE. The procurement of any services will be carried out in accordance with the relevant Government Procurement Regulations. The purpose of this PIN is to inform of the Market Engagement event only and the event is solely to provide further information to the market and the DfE. Any funding for Property Flood Resilience providers relating to this Market Engagement Event is subject to approval of the internal departmental Budget. If funding is not secured in the 2025 internal departmental Budget, then the Market Engagement Event may be amended or withdrawn and future activity relating to this will be reviewed accordingly.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The aim of this notice is to gather information around Property Flood Resilience measures and services available in the market and provide details of the DfE's requirements.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04b59c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036481-2024
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
44212382 - Floodgates
45000000 - Construction work
45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
45210000 - Building construction work
45246000 - River regulation and flood control works
45246400 - Flood-prevention works
45246410 - Flood-defences maintenance works
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Nov 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sws.commercial@education.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3BT
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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