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title: "Reservoir Act Compliance Enforcement application (RACE2)"
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# Reservoir Act Compliance Enforcement application (RACE2)

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c3c70d17-e8e0-48ce-9028-1fee34a55362

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## Summary

The Environment Agency is seeking a vendor for the Reservoir Act Compliance Enforcement application (RACE2) project. This involves cloud hosting, support, and maintenance services for a critical system used by the National Reservoir Safety Team. The software system supports compliance and enforcement activities under the Reservoirs Safety Act and the Flood and Water Management Act. The procurement stage is currently in the tender phase, with a tender deadline of 19th September 2023. The project is located across various regions in the United Kingdom.

This tender opportunity provides a chance for IT software development businesses to compete for a contract worth £2,500,000. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly suited for this opportunity. The handover period for transitioning services is expected to be 4-6 months. Businesses with expertise in cloud hosting, support services, and software maintenance are well-placed to leverage this procurement opportunity for business growth.

## Notice

The Environment Agency are looking to select a new, single vendor that can offer cloud hosting of the existing, OpenText Documentum-based Reservoir Act Compliance Enforcement platform as well as provide support and maintenance services plus additional professional services as and when needed to support future change projects. The RACE application is a business-critical system used by the National Reservoir Safety Team to support the compliance and enforcement activities mandated under the Reservoirs Safety Act (1975) and the Flood and Water Management Act (2010). Currently there are approximately ten users in the National Reservoir Safety Team across England who are responsible for managing the relationship with engineers and reservoir owners, ensuring compliance and where appropriate undertaking enforcement action. The Government commissioned the Balmforth review into the incident at Toddbrook reservoir in 2019. This has made a number of recommendations which will change the way the Reservoir Safety team works. The software the team uses will need to be updated in order to support the potential new ways of working. Data records and documentation stored within the system are marked OFFICIAL and a handling caveat of SENSITIVE for a small subset of information marked OFFICIAL that requires special handling by staff (such as Reservoir Risk Flood Maps). Following an options assessment, the decision has been made to continue operating the existing solution, which is delivered using OpenText's Documentum Content Management Platform. It will continue to be used by the Reservoir Safety and Enforcement Teams. From a support and maintenance perspective, any new vendor of these services will be provided with documentation to describe the functionality and operation of RACE. It is expected that handover materials will be created to support any transition from the current provider to the new, including facilitation of training sessions as required. A handover period will be agreed between all three parties to transition services and is likely to be 4 - 6 months in duration, which has been confirmed by colleagues in Digital Data and Technology Services (DDTS).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7432176f-0afa-411b-a4ca-aad592aab848 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Jan 2024 - 15 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,500,000 |
| 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 | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5TL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48311100 - Document management system
- 72212517 - IT software development services

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2023 at 12:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7432176f-0afa-411b-a4ca-aad592aab848

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7432176f-0afa-411b-a4ca-aad592aab848
  17th August 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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