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Flood Risk Management Strategy for LLFA

West Northamptonshire Council

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20 Aug 2026 at 11:24

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council commissioned consultancy services to prepare a Local Flood Risk Management Strategy for its area as the lead local flood authority. The work covers environmental engineering consultancy supporting the council’s assessment and management of local flood risk. Delivery is in West Northamptonshire, with the council based in Northampton. The requirement is an extension to the original consultancy services, continuing work with the existing supplier because changing supplier would produce different or incompatible services and create disproportionate technical difficulties in operation. This is therefore relevant to environmental consultancies with experience in flood risk management, local authority strategy development and technically connected assignments. It is particularly aligned with organisations able to understand existing project outputs and extend them consistently rather than start a separate, standalone strategy.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. It was called off under the ESPO Consultancy Framework 664_21, which has since expired, and the tender is recorded as complete. RSK ENVIRONMENT LIMITED was selected for the preparation of the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy. The award value is £34,438.31 excluding VAT, or £41,325.97 including VAT. The awarded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 December 2026. A signature milestone is scheduled for 1 September 2026. The requirement was evaluated through a direct award route justified by the need to extend the original services with the existing supplier, avoiding incompatible services and disproportionate technical difficulties. The procurement comprised one completed lot.

This award indicates demand from West Northamptonshire Council for specialist environmental engineering consultancy to support local flood risk management strategy work. A credible future competitor would need practical expertise in preparing strategies for a lead local flood authority, understanding local flood risk evidence and translating it into usable council-level plans. Experience of extending an existing consultancy assignment would be important, including the ability to work from another supplier’s established outputs, systems and technical approach where continuity matters. Suppliers should also understand public sector consultancy delivery and the requirements of framework call-offs, including the ESPO route used here. The selected provider is a large environmental consultancy, suggesting that relevant technical capacity, continuity of service and the ability to complete a defined strategic assignment for a local authority are commercially important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Flood Risk Management Strategy for LLFA

Notice Description

Consultancy services for the preparation of Local Flood Risk Management Strategy. The consultancy services were procured under call off via ESPO Consultancy framework 664_21 which has now expired. The public contract concerns the supply of services by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to the original services where a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving the services that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing services and the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e865
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079363-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£34,438 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Northamptonshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHAMPTON
Postcode
NN1 1ED
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Northampton North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RSK ENVIRONMENT LIMITED

Further Information

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