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title: "RDE696 Blackwater and Colne Source to Sea System mapping"
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# RDE696 Blackwater and Colne Source to Sea System mapping

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0712a562-7e02-4572-b39b-d9d198ac629c

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## Summary

The Environment Agency has awarded a contract for the "RDE696 Blackwater and Colne Source to Sea System mapping" project. This contract involves the creation of system maps focusing on key estuarine, coastal, and marine assets within the Blackwater and Colne estuary in Essex. The project aims to integrate these assets into the Environment Agency's broader Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) programmes. This work, classified under Research and Development Consultancy Services (CPV 73200000), began on 7th November 2024 and is set to end by 28th February 2025. The contract, valued at £39,490, was awarded to Mott Macdonald through a call-off from a framework agreement, deemed suitable for SMEs and VCSEs.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in environmental consultancy, especially those focusing on ecological and socio-economic integration projects. Companies equipped with expertise in developing comprehensive system maps and those with a keen interest in enhancing environmental and social benefits through natural capital approaches would find this tender particularly advantageous. The procurement process's selective nature further highlights the demand for highly specialised skills and services, making it a valuable opportunity for growth and expansion in the environmental sector.

## Notice

This work is to develop a series of system maps each with specific focus on representing the key system functions and flow for key assets and the ecosystem services and benefits provided by estuarine, coastal and marine assets. This work will be focussed on the Blackwater and Colne estuary in Essex (Figure 1) as part of a wider project that is applying a natural capital approach from source-to-sea (S-2-S) happening there (henceforth referred to as BW&C S2S), which is attempting to break down siloes and ineffective interventions, to achieve greater social, economic and environmental benefits. By enabling us to include key sentinel estuarine, coastal and marine assets in the development of systems maps that cover the whole water system we can understand the complex issues in the whole catchment area and better integrate our work across the Environment Agency's (EA's) terrestrial and marine Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) programmes. This will include environmental, social and economic components e.g. existing human water infrastructure such as pipes and barriers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6dc88f10-bc62-4473-a383-70b9ae993082 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | 7 Nov 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £39,490 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £39,490 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MOTT MACDONALD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 12 Nov 2024 at 13:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6dc88f10-bc62-4473-a383-70b9ae993082

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6dc88f10-bc62-4473-a383-70b9ae993082
  12th November 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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