Notice Information
Notice Title
Schools Property Flood Resilience: Regional Providers (Design and Build) - SWS - 2026-2030
Notice Description
This prior information notice is to notify suppliers of an upcoming market engagement related to a planned DfE Property Flood Resilience procurement. The Schools Water Strategy is an "invest to save" strategy aimed at reducing the risk of flooding in schools. This planned procurement is to enable the expansion of the current Property Flood Resilience (PFR) installations across the school estate, specifically targeting members of the Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA) for schools in high-risk flood areas and schools that have suffered repeated flooding disruption. These works are anticipated to include design and build requirements of grey, green (nature-based) and blue property flood resilience solutions, with installation expected to be predominantly aligned to the school summer holiday period, subject to school access arrangements and the nature of the works. The Department for Education's SWS Team is seeking further engagement with suppliers in the specialist PFR and construction design and build markets related to the planned PFR procurement. The DfE will be hosting an online market engagement session on 4th February 2026 -10:00-11:00 to share further details on the scope of works and seek feedback on the DfE's approach. Please see the additional information for details on how to register your interest in attending the market engagement.
Planning Information
If you are interested in attending this market engagement event, please register your interest via Jaggaer by 15:00 on 30th January 2026. Please register for Jaggaer using the URL link below: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Once registered, the supplier event area can be accessed by clicking “View Opportunities” on the main page. Confidentiality Notice and Acknowledgement Protocol By registering for this market engagement event, you acknowledge that the information shared through this market engagement is provided in confidence and must not be disclosed outside your organisation. Please ensure all attendees from your organisation are aware of and comply with this requirement. Following registration, you will receive a message via the Jaggaer portal asking you to confirm this acknowledgement. You must respond in confirmation to this message before an event invite will be issued. Participants who have registered an expression of interest will receive a link to join the session via Microsoft Teams. If you do not receive the invite at least 24hrs before the event, please also email SWS.COMMERCIAL@education.gov.uk to ensure you receive joining instructions in time. The event will help attendees to: • Gain a better understanding of deliverables and assurance requirements • Gain a better understanding of Cabinet Office requirements around Modern Slavery and the planned Social Value criteria • Gain a better understanding of fee mechanisms and expectations around delivery timelines • Feed back around the feasibility of the requirements • Discuss constraints and pressures that may impact supply chain capacity or capability to deliver the PFR requirements We would like to invite organisations who have experience in delivering PFR within schools including grey, green and blue solutions to mitigate all types of flood risk, as well as those with experience in: • Design and Optioneering of flood resilience solutions • Construction and Installation of Property Flood Resilience Measures • Project Management of construction projects We are aiming to develop the PFR market and are actively encouraging engagement from SME organisations either directly or through subcontracting arrangements as part of the procurement process. 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 you have any questions about suitability for the event, please contact SWS.COMMERCIAL@education.gov.uk This PIN is for information only and is not a call for competition. This PIN is intended to inform the market of a potential procurement exercise to appoint suppliers to work with the Department on providing the outlined service. The Department reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not proceed with contract award. Accordingly, the Department will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work, or effort incurred by any organisation in acting on the basis of this Prior Information Notice. All information included in this notice is indicative and subject to change and is neither exhaustive nor binding. The authority reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051a74
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006311-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- 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
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
44112000 - Miscellaneous building structures
44212382 - Floodgates
45214200 - Construction work for school buildings
45240000 - Construction work for water projects
45246400 - Flood-prevention works
71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
71356000 - Technical services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £57,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 27 Feb 20264 days to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
- 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
- policyassurance.commercialqueries@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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006311-2026
23rd January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006106-2026
23rd January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003406-2026
15th January 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023807-2025
21st May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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