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title: "Community Engagement Services for the Groundwater Resilience and Community Engagement Programme (GRACE)"
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# Community Engagement Services for the Groundwater Resilience and Community Engagement Programme (GRACE)

Buyer: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-82ec7d43-4406-4df5-8a2d-b3eefc3b839f

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## Summary

Buckinghamshire Council has awarded a contract for Community Engagement Services for the Groundwater Resilience and Community Engagement Programme (GRACE). The contract value is £750,000 with a 4.5-year term, extendable by 1 year. The tender covered 9 Lots in 10 geographical areas focusing on groundwater flooding resilience. The main procurement category is services and the contract period runs from 1st October 2022 to 31st March 2027.

This tender opportunity provides a chance for providers experienced in community engagement to collaborate on innovative solutions for groundwater flood risk. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations suited to engaging with local communities in environmental management are well-placed to compete for this contract. The procurement method is an open procedure, allowing for fair competition among interested bidders.

## Notice

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking to appoint a provider, or providers, experienced in engaging with the community to deliver community engagement over 4.5 years for the Groundwater Resilience and Community Engagement Programme (GRACE). Interested organisations should be experienced in engagement with local communities. This can be unrelated to flooding. This project is funded by Defra as part of the PS150 million Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme which is managed by the Environment Agency to develop and test new approaches to help communities become more resilient to the effects of flooding and climate change. The aim of the GRACE Programme is, through innovative solutions and stakeholder engagement, to build resilience to groundwater flooding for communities, focusing particularly on 10 at risk geographical areas. The provider(s) shall devise and carry out effective and true engagement with stakeholders and local communities to help collaborate on, and co-produce, innovative solutions to groundwater flood risk. They will work closely with the Engagement and communications workstream. The contract term is 4.5 years (4 years and 6 months) with the option to extend for 1 year. The work shall be undertaken in 4 phases, with each phase dependent on the council first issuing formal written instructions at its discretion for the relevant work to be undertaken. The service is divided into 10 geographical areas referred to as Lots. The potential provider(s) can bid for any number of Lots. The 10th area has not yet been agreed and therefore only 9 Lots will be covered by this tender process. The lots are defined by the pilot communities that the GRACE Programme is focussing upon, namely: * Lot 1 Bramingham, Bedfordshire * Lot 2 Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire * Lot 3 Chesham, Buckinghamshire * Lot 4 Colnbrook Poyle, Slough * Lot 5 Kimpton, Hertfordshire * Lot 6 Lambourn, West Berkshire * Lot 7 Marlow, Buckinghamshire * Lot 8 New Hinksey, Oxfordshire * Lot 9 Pang Valley, Berkshire A budget of approximately PS15,000 per area has been allocated for Phase 1. Budget will be allocated for each subsequent phase based on outcome, performance and future plan. The estimated maximum contract value per area is PS75,000. The total contract value for the 4.5 year period including any extension for the 10 pilot areas is estimated to be PS750,000.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f033d60-1d14-4ee3-9c40-59db8d8181b4 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £750,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £750,000 |
| 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 | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | AYLESBURY |
| Post town | Hemel Hempstead |
| Postcode | HP20 1UA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Electoral ward | Aylesbury North |
| Westminster constituency | Aylesbury |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE GROUNDWORK SOUTH TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90710000 - Environmental management

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2022 at 08:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f033d60-1d14-4ee3-9c40-59db8d8181b4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f033d60-1d14-4ee3-9c40-59db8d8181b4
  30th September 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/OjeuSubmission/RenderHtmlDocument?submissionKey=20220510-000018&projectId=89ba8032-81c1-ec11-8113-005056b64545
  The Link to the FTS advert is:
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=5d5a8131-52d0-ec11-8114-005056b64545&p=edea52dc-7be0-e511-810e-000c29c9ba21
  The link to the opportunity on the Buyer's portal is:

## Notice URLs

- https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/

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