Notice Information
Notice Title
Collaborative Delivery Framework 2
Notice Description
CDF2 will deliver asset management activities across the whole of the EA's asset base including Flood and Coastal Risk Management, Navigation and Water Land and Biodiversity assets. The framework will provide both appraisal, design, technical support, and construction works that support the EA's asset management, maintenance, refurbishment and construction programmes of work. The Framework will be required to develop, design and deliver nature-based solutions and more traditional hard engineering solutions. The framework will be used for construction projects in the range of PS1m to PS150m. This opportunity will be organised into three technical Lots, and three geographic Hubs. - Lot 1: Strategy, appraisal and design services. - Lot 2: Detailed design services and construction works (design and construction contract value <~PS5m) -Lot 3: Detailed design services and construction works (design and construction contract value ~PS5m-PS150m). CDF2 will have three distinct geographic Hubs: - North Hub - Midlands and Southwest Hub - East and Southeast Hub. All opportunities will be awarded via the Competitive Flexible Procedure, which will commence on the 16th March 2026. The commencement of the tender process will be advertised via a separate notice.
Lot Information
Strategy, appraisal and design services.
Strategy, appraisal and design services (all values)
Detailed design services and construction works (Detailed design services and construction works (design and construction contract value <~PS5m)
Detailed design services and construction works (>PS5m)Detailed design services and construction works (design and construction contract value ~PS5m-PS150m).
Planning Information
Made available alongside this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice are draft versions of our completed framework deed and schedules, and our draft bidder pack including tender questions, for review, clarification and comment. This will be shared via Quatrix - a secure, cloud-managed platform for file transfers. In order to access Quatrix, you will be required to create a free account by inputting an email address and password. To request access to Quatrix please contact cdfreplacement@defra.gov.uk. The draft framework schedule and deeds are available via Quatirx now. The draft tender documentation including bidder pack and tender questions, for review and comment, and a presentation regarding the CDF2 model and tender process, will be uploaded week commencing 13/10/2025. We have made every effort to ensure these documents are as close as possible to the final versions that will be formally shared with our Invitation to Tender, however as internal approvals are still pending, we cannot guarantee that minor changes will not be required. This is an opportunity for interested suppliers to familiarise themselves with these key documents, provide feedback on concerns with specific wording and clarify any ambiguities. We are not looking for further feedback on the fundamental elements of the model, however we will be looking for feedback to understand if any elements of the model, as articulated in these documents, would prevent or dissuade any suppliers from bidding, who had previously been interested. Interested suppliers are invited to view a presentation included in the documents shared explaining the CDF2 model and tender process. In-person feedback sessions will be held on Tuesday 21st October at Mary Ward House, Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SN and online sessions will be held on Tuesday 4th November. To ensure all interested parties have the opportunity to seek feedback and clarity, a maximum of two representatives from each interested party will be invited to attend an agreed slot at one of these sessions and a pre-registration link will be shared alongside the first upload of documents. To receive an invitation to the event, and the link to access the shared documents, please contact CDFreplacement@defra.gov.uk.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052024
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017927-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
71530000 - Construction consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 16 Mar 20262 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 15 Feb 2027 - 14 Feb 2035 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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/017927-2026
27th February 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017902-2026
27th February 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017900-2026
27th February 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064116-2025
10th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025598-2025
23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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