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Award of Reservoir Site Assessments

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

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20 Oct 2026 at 14:34

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) commissioned reservoir site assessments across Scotland. The work supports SEPA in deciding whether potential reservoirs meet the legal definition of a registrable controlled reservoir under the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011. The requirement concerns reservoirs capable of holding more than 25,000 cubic metres of water above the natural level of the surrounding land. SEPA identified around 457 potential unregistered reservoirs for assessment, in addition to around 700 already registered controlled reservoirs. The assessments are civil engineering consultancy services focused on reservoir sites and the evidence needed to determine registration status. The detailed technical scope, deliverables, constraints and programme requirements were set out in the contract scope and data.

The procurement has been awarded to Jeremy Benn Associates Limited, and the resulting contract is recorded as active. The award value is £282,000. The process was run as a mini-competition; seven bids were recorded. The stated requirement covers assessments of potential reservoirs across Scotland, with a view to determining whether they qualify as registrable controlled reservoirs. The award data relates to one supplier and one award. No award date or contract-period dates are recorded in the process information. The technical requirements and deliverables were defined in the scope and contract data, but the evaluation criteria are not described in the published process information.

This award shows a substantial, Scotland-wide requirement for specialist reservoir site assessment, driven by the need to identify potential reservoirs that fall within statutory registration rules. Suppliers best placed for a similar requirement would be able to assess reservoir sites against the controlled-reservoir definition and produce robust technical evidence to support regulatory decisions. They would need civil engineering consultancy capability, experience working with reservoir infrastructure and the capacity to deliver assessments across a large and geographically dispersed set of sites. Familiarity with the Scottish reservoirs legislation and the ability to work to defined technical deliverables, constraints and programme requirements would strengthen a supplier’s credibility. The successful supplier competed against six other bidders, indicating an established market for this specialist consultancy work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of Reservoir Site Assessments

Notice Description

All reservoirs in Scotland capable of holding more than 25,000m3 of water above the natural level of the surrounding land require to be registered with SEPA under the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 where they meet the definition of a controlled reservoir. There are currently around 700 registered controlled reservoirs, and SEPA has identified around 457 further potential unregistered reservoirs that require assessment to determine whether they are likely to qualify as registrable controlled reservoirs.The requirement is for the provision of reservoir site assessments to support SEPA in determining whether each potential reservoir is likely to meet the definition of a registrable controlled reservoir. The detailed technical requirements, deliverables, constraints, programme requirements and information to be provided by SEPA are set out in the NEC4 PSSC Scope and associated Contract Data issued as part of this mini competition.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000835409
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567000
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

44611600 - Reservoirs

71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£282,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Additional Buyers

Falkirk Council

NHS Fife

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

NHS Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Government

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HOLYTOWN, NORTH LANARKSHIRE
Postcode
ML1 4WQ
Postcode Area
Motherwell
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM34 North Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
North Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Mossend and Holytown
Westminster Constituency
Airdrie and Shotts

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
20
Supplier Names

Jeremy Benn Associates Limited

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Invoka Consulting Limited

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Further Information

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