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title: "North Staffs - Groundwater Model Development 2024 - 2025"
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# North Staffs - Groundwater Model Development 2024 - 2025

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dcfa3498-5b87-4d66-8242-520c407db0dc

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## Summary

The Environment Agency has concluded the procurement process for the "North Staffs - Groundwater Model Development 2024 - 2025" project, classified under the environmental consultancy services category (CPV code 90713000). This project involves developing a comprehensive ground water model for North Staffordshire by extending the existing model used in East Shropshire. The procurement stage is at the Award phase, with the contract being awarded on 28th November 2024. The contract, valued at £65,260.55, is set to commence on 2nd December 2024 and run until 31st March 2025. The procurement method used was a direct, single tender action below threshold, suitable for specialist projects requiring specific expertise.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in environmental consultancy, particularly those with experience in hydrogeological modelling and water resource management. The extensive tasks of extending, calibrating, and refining the groundwater models suggest that firms with robust technical capabilities and expertise in environmental modelling will find this contract highly suited to their skills. As the buying organisation is the Environment Agency, businesses with a proven track record in delivering high-quality, reliable environmental consultancy services will be well-positioned to compete effectively in this and similar future tenders.

## Notice

The project of North Staffs-Ground Water Model Development 2024 will require the supplier to develop a Ground Water Model for North Staffordshire area by extending the existing East Shropshire model. Detailed tasks are included as below: Phase 1 - this phase consists of two tasks - extending the existing ESM 4R runoff-recharge model over the northwest Staffordshire area and subsequently extending the ESM groundwater model. Phase 2 - it consists of calibration and refinement tasks - the calibration of the extended runoff-recharge and groundwater models and refinements to the existing ESM area. Phase 3 - there are three tasks in this phase focusing on running standard and predictive scenarios, calculating Natural Summer Outflows and producing final reports and other deliverables.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae5246c6-5b21-4b66-9f1f-16d196fd1b30 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | 2 Dec 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £65,260 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £65,260 |
| 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 | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | STANTEC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

## Release History

- 29 Nov 2024 at 14:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae5246c6-5b21-4b66-9f1f-16d196fd1b30

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae5246c6-5b21-4b66-9f1f-16d196fd1b30
  29th November 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/510d2a5c-c72b-471f-91b0-a33fb8d856c2
  NorthStaff GWM_Short_Form_Contract_Redacted

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