Notice Information
Notice Title
Boston Tidal Barrier - Operation and Maintenance - 2026 to 2030
Notice Description
The Boston Barrier comprises a group of over 100 individual assets, including a radial gate flood barrier, which between them protect more than 14,000 residential properties and 800 commercial and community buildings. Since being active the barrier and associated assets have been operated and maintained under an NEC Term Service Contract. This contract comes to an end in December 2025. To ensure the continuing readiness of the gate and associated assets a new service contract for their long-term operation and maintenance is required.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051b4c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024077-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
45246410 - Flood-defences maintenance works
50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
71300000 - Engineering services
71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
71530000 - Construction consultancy services
71540000 - Construction management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 16 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 14 Sep 2025 - 6 Dec 2030 Over 5 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
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@defra.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- 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/024077-2025
21st May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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