Notice Information
Notice Title
Schools Property Flood Resilience: Regional Providers (Design and Build)
Notice Description
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 of grey, green (nature- based) and blue property flood resilience solutions. The DfE is looking to award 5 regional contracts that will deliver PFR measures in specific schools (selected by the DfE based upon flood risk) in each region. The procurement will be structured into five regional Lots to ensure equal coverage across England. Each Lot will be split into regions as follow: * Lot 1: North West * Lot 2: North East * Lot 3: West Midlands and South (excluding London) * Lot 4: London * Lot 5: East Midlands and East of England Each Lot will have a target to complete a minimum of 10 schools per year over the contract period; however, suppliers would be expected to work on more than 10 projects a year to achieve the targets, accounting for potential slippage. Bidders will be able to apply for all five Lots but will only be awarded a maximum of three Lots. The planned procurement will follow an Open Competitive Procedure, and the evaluation will use a price-per-quality-point methodology. The planned procurement will include social value as part of the evaluation criteria weighted at 10% and may cover MAC2a: Skills for Growth, focusing on skills development in property flood resilience, and MAC4b: Influence staff, suppliers, customers and communities through the delivery of the contract to support climate and nature protection and improvement.
Lot Information
England - North West
These works are anticipated to include design and build of grey, green (nature- based) and blue property flood resilience solutions in the North West region
Renewal: 1year + 1year after the initial contract period
England - North EastThese works are anticipated to include design and build of grey, green (nature- based) and blue property flood resilience solutions in the North East region.
Renewal: 1year + 1year after the initial contract period
England - West Midlands and South (excluding London)These works are anticipated to include design and build of grey, green (nature- based) and blue property flood resilience solutions in the West Midlands and South (excluding London) region
Renewal: 1year + 1year after the initial contract period
England - LondonThese works are anticipated to include design and build of grey, green (nature- based) and blue property flood resilience solutions in the London region
Renewal: 1year + 1year after the initial contract period
England - East Midlands and East of EnglandThese works are anticipated to include design and build of grey, green (nature- based) and blue property flood resilience solutions in the East Midlands and East of England region
Renewal: 1year + 1year after the initial contract period
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fab4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085043-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- 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
- 19 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Mar 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 4 Feb 2026Expired
- 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
- 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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085043-2025
19th December 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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