--- title: "Environment Agency Water Management Mechanisms Evaluation - Physical Modifications" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-dc0431c8-3b18-4de7-b972-72e5e4373655" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dc0431c8-3b18-4de7-b972-72e5e4373655" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dc0431c8-3b18-4de7-b972-72e5e4373655.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dc0431c8-3b18-4de7-b972-72e5e4373655.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS" published: "2020-10-21" --- # Environment Agency Water Management Mechanisms Evaluation - Physical Modifications Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dc0431c8-3b18-4de7-b972-72e5e4373655 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dc0431c8-3b18-4de7-b972-72e5e4373655) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dc0431c8-3b18-4de7-b972-72e5e4373655.json) ## Summary The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs is inviting tenders for the project titled "Environment Agency Water Management Mechanisms Evaluation - Physical Modifications", classified under research and development services. This procurement is currently in the Tender stage, having been published on 21st October 2020. Interested suppliers must submit their quotations by 10:00 AM on 9th November 2020, with the contract set to commence on 1st December 2020 and conclude by 31st March 2021. The evaluation aims to assess the effectiveness of various water management mechanisms in the UK, addressing environmental challenges across multiple locations including England, the Isle of Man, Guernsey, and Jersey. The estimated value of the contract is between £40,000 and £50,000, and it will be procured through a competitive quotation process, which is below the threshold for full tender procedures. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses operating in the environmental consultancy sector, particularly those specialising in research and evaluation services related to water management, ecology, and policy implementation. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as this project may benefit from diverse approaches and innovative solutions. Successful bidders will play a crucial role in producing evidence-based insights that could influence future water management strategies and enhance client relationships with key stakeholders, such as the Environment Agency and Defra. ## Notice To help us understand why certain water management mechanisms are effective while others are not, and demonstrate a robust evidence-based approach before committing resource, we need to evaluate the effectiveness of the mechanisms employed using Magenta book compatible methods. We also need to better understand what motivates people such as land managers and water users to change their behaviours, so we can deploy different mechanisms more effectively. This project will evaluate the effectiveness of key water management mechanisms used to improve physical modification pressures in the water environment. At present, four in ten of our rivers, lakes, estuaries and coasts are not achieving their ecological and environmental objectives due to the effects of physical modifications. By mechanism we mean a programme or tool or intervention or other device that enables implementation through activity on the ground. In other words, policy instruments, which are the means by which public policy is put into practical effect. This project will determine in detail the efficacy, pros and cons of existing mechanisms/policy instruments/interventions. It will not consider the pros and cons of the policies themselves. The evaluation should be undertaken in accordance with new magenta book principles including consideration of complexity. The main audience will be the Environment Agency and Defra. Outline Objectives Overarching objectives for the project are to: 1. Evaluate the main water management mechanisms that have been implemented over the last 20-30 years to mitigate physical modification pressures or issues, and determine the effectiveness of approaches to deliver outcomes for the water environment, people and the economy now. A broad range of outcomes should be included, quantified where possible, for example mitigating flood risk and drought, benefits to water, land, biodiversity and people contributing to health and wellbeing, levelling social inequality and supporting the economy. 2. Assess how much factors such as the type and quality of evidence used to drive mechanisms or the design of the mechanisms contribute to its success or failure. 3. Determine what failures there are in less effective mechanisms 4. Review the application of metrics - what are the most appropriate success metrics in this work area, covering environmental, social and economic aspects (in particular we wish to fully capture the potential societal benefits of this work and consider the use of ecosystem service / natural capital metrics). 5. Review the influence of contextual factors on outcomes for water, for example: * what works where, why and for whom? * is climate change or population growth increasing the challenge as we seek to address it, for example in flood risk and new developments? 6. Review possible or proposed changes to the mechanisms under consideration and their likely effectiveness. 7. Report the findings and conclusions. Additional information: All relevant information to enable supplier to submit a quotation/bid is given in the document: Request for quotation_Water Management Mechanisms Evaluation_Physical modification_19.10.20. Full details of the project and guidance towards the required submission is given in the document: Water Management Mechanisms Evaluation Spec_Physical Modification_19.10.20. The deadline is 10am 9 November 2020. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4c7cd35-16d9-4396-b39f-345a9f9e6704 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Oct 2020 | | Submission deadline | 9 Nov 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2020 - 31 Mar 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | 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 | BS49 4DQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | | ITL 3 | TLK61 North Somerset | | Local authority | North Somerset | | Electoral ward | Yatton | | Westminster constituency | Wells and Mendip Hills | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 21 Oct 2020 at 14:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4c7cd35-16d9-4396-b39f-345a9f9e6704 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4c7cd35-16d9-4396-b39f-345a9f9e6704 21st October 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/205eb034-7d56-46d1-a4eb-a30b0633c179 All relevant information required for a quotation/bid for this project - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/63d4743f-b3b2-4e97-b553-6e1554d49a48 Full specification with details of the project ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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