--- title: "Environment Agency: Using local investigations to improve catchment resilience" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d28948c6-17a8-4fe6-a326-57dc1b08d4d1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d28948c6-17a8-4fe6-a326-57dc1b08d4d1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d28948c6-17a8-4fe6-a326-57dc1b08d4d1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d28948c6-17a8-4fe6-a326-57dc1b08d4d1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS" published: "2019-10-04" --- # Environment Agency: Using local investigations to improve catchment resilience Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d28948c6-17a8-4fe6-a326-57dc1b08d4d1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d28948c6-17a8-4fe6-a326-57dc1b08d4d1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d28948c6-17a8-4fe6-a326-57dc1b08d4d1.json) ## Summary The Environment Agency is seeking bids for a project entitled "Using local investigations to improve catchment resilience." This initiative falls under the research consultancy services category and is aimed at identifying and enhancing the resilience of catchments across England. The procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with a deadline for submissions set for midday on Wednesday, 16 October 2019. The contract period is anticipated to commence on 1 November 2019 and conclude on 31 March 2020, with a budget of between £25,000 and £40,000. The geographical scope includes British jurisdictions and is open to potential suppliers via an open procedure. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses engaged in environmental consultancy, research, and water management. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, given the suitability criteria outlined. Companies with expertise in investigating environmental pressures, conducting resilience assessments, or providing innovative solutions for water supply and waste management will find this tender well-suited to their capabilities, allowing them to contribute to meaningful environmental outcomes while expanding their business portfolios. ## Notice The Environment Agency wants to ensure that catchments in England are resilient to a range of pressures, both now and in the future. The Environment Agency is currently exploring how it can use resilience in a practical way and understand how we define and measure catchment resilience. Resilience might be an inherent property of or an aspiration for a catchment and might be measured by a catchments ability to recover or bounce back from a disturbance. Resilience maybe framed according to the function(s) of the catchment or elimination (reduction) of problems. Pathways to resilience may include avoiding a disturbance, increasing resistance to a disturbance or enhancing recovery to the disturbance. It may be explored using single or multi-metric approaches or an assessment of the drivers of problems. There are no well-defined measures of catchment resilience and this project is intended as a trial to understand how different properties of catchments make them more or less resilient to the prevailing pressures and the expected future pressures. The results are expected to identify transferable knowledge to improve resilience elsewhere and also to understand if this kind of approach is helpful for catchment managers. This project is one of a number of studies exploring different aspects of resilience. The specific focus of this project is to explore the potential for identifying opportunities to increase resilience locally through investigations designed to elucidate the pressure-response relationship in catchments with real-world problems. Additional information: To apply please respond to the attached Request for Quotation and associated documents. Email your response to matt.charlton@environment-agency.gov.uk. Tenders to be received no later than midday on Wednesday 16 October 2019. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80d39cb5-8a39-420c-8b27-4822073e5ba1 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Oct 2019 | | Submission deadline | 16 Oct 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £40,000 | | 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 5AH | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 73210000 - Research consultancy services - 90713100 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction ## Release History - 4 Oct 2019 at 14:18 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80d39cb5-8a39-420c-8b27-4822073e5ba1 - 4 Oct 2019 at 08:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80d39cb5-8a39-420c-8b27-4822073e5ba1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80d39cb5-8a39-420c-8b27-4822073e5ba1 4th October 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e3378690-0ef1-4d90-869f-71c67b58a416 Request for Quotation - Resilience_StressTest - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3283476a-9cf8-4952-878e-6e3648633a30 Terms Conditions R&D - Resilience_StressTest ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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