--- title: "Environment Agency - Urban Demonstrators - Water Resilient Cities building resilience" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-07230ec2-36df-4a11-84b4-e04d2603affa" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-07230ec2-36df-4a11-84b4-e04d2603affa" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-07230ec2-36df-4a11-84b4-e04d2603affa.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-07230ec2-36df-4a11-84b4-e04d2603affa.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS" published: "2017-01-04" --- # Environment Agency - Urban Demonstrators - Water Resilient Cities building resilience Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-07230ec2-36df-4a11-84b4-e04d2603affa [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-07230ec2-36df-4a11-84b4-e04d2603affa) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-07230ec2-36df-4a11-84b4-e04d2603affa.json) ## Summary The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is seeking proposals for the "Urban Demonstrators - Water Resilient Cities building resilience" tender, focused on implementing sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) throughout the UK. This tender is currently in the planning stage, with a deadline for submissions set for 5pm on 12th January 2017. The project is centred in Greater Manchester, which has been identified as a pivotal area for the initiative. The contract aims to conduct specific mapping and analysis, with work expected to commence on 23rd January 2017 and conclude by 31st March 2017. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in environmental consultancy, research, or infrastructure development, particularly those specialising in urban planning and sustainable solutions. The project’s goals may align well with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) that are looking to expand their portfolio in environmentally focused projects. Companies equipped to facilitate collaboration among diverse stakeholders, including local authorities and financial institutions, will find this tender particularly relevant for business growth. ## Notice This is a programme to increase the implementation of SuDS across the UK, providing effective flood risk mitigation by developing collaborative solutions to shared challenges. The additional benefits for water quality, air quality, biodiversity and making our cities better places to live and work could also be substantial. This work forms phase II of a project and will address the outstanding questions of the feasibility study and enable other partners to fund a full pilot of the SuDS approach starting in Manchester. As Greater Manchester has been identified as the urban focus for the DEFRA Pioneers programme, this work will support the pioneer as part of a wider environmental programme. Phase 1 of this work was funded by Defra and led to the production of the Business in the Community (BITC) report on Water Resilient Cities attested the business case for sustainable urban drainage (SuDS) at non domestic sites. Copies of the report are available on request. The study highlighted the opportunity for SuDS to reduce the surface water charges for schools and other non-domestic customers, with the potential for a reasonable payback within 3-5 years. Such interventions would deliver benefits in terms of cost reduction to schools but also wider environmental benefits at a local and national level. This fixed term contract would be to: * Map the Greater Manchester schools by: drainage charge band, proximity to band thresholds and their potential annual savings - to assist with targeting and planning of GM wide strategy * Create a better understanding of the multiple benefits for multiple stakeholders and build a case for collaborative action at a programme level, in particular looking at the benefits of natural capital to support the urban pioneer. * Develop and cost models for ongoing management of SuDS technologies. * Investigate the potential for applying the model to other public sector real estate and businesses. * Consult with school's management groups and LAs to understand their current financial context, the decisions, barriers and constraints that govern their decisions on invest-to-save projects such as SUDS. * Convene key stakeholders including developers, financial institutions, Local Authorities and utilities to understand the drivers and blockages for creating an enabling environment for SuDS. * Disseminate the findings through the CaBA urban group and Defra's Local Action Project Work would start in January and be completed by the end of March 2017. Additional information: To apply please respond to the attached Invitation to Quote and associated documents. Instructions on what information we require you to provide is in Section 4 of the Request for Quotation document. Your response should be returned to the following email address by 5pm on the 12th January 2017 - antonia.scarr@environment-agency.gov.uk Please confirm, by email, whether you intend to submit a quote. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me. Mrs Antonia Scarr antonia.scarr@environment-agency.gov.uk. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d4a3e539-09c9-4e27-b4f3-5de01297f061 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not applicable | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Jan 2017 | | Submission deadline | 12 Jan 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 23 Jan 2017 - 31 Mar 2017 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | SW1 P2A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73210000 - Research consultancy services ## Release History - 4 Jan 2017 at 14:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d4a3e539-09c9-4e27-b4f3-5de01297f061 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d4a3e539-09c9-4e27-b4f3-5de01297f061 4th January 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4837260f-38e3-4b55-8497-b995aa7be041 Request for quotation Pack - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3152498e-236b-4589-b5db-5dd3eee0faf0 Pricing Schedule (Appendix A); - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a059b26a-0fcb-4329-8230-ca1d73a3c966 Terms and conditions (Appendix C). ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/environment-agency ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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