--- title: "Greater Manchester, Merseyside & Cheshire (GMMC) Natural Flood Management (NFM)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e885a05c-a101-43ac-8890-1375fddb40e8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e885a05c-a101-43ac-8890-1375fddb40e8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e885a05c-a101-43ac-8890-1375fddb40e8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e885a05c-a101-43ac-8890-1375fddb40e8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL" published: "2018-04-06" --- # Greater Manchester, Merseyside & Cheshire (GMMC) Natural Flood Management (NFM) Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e885a05c-a101-43ac-8890-1375fddb40e8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e885a05c-a101-43ac-8890-1375fddb40e8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e885a05c-a101-43ac-8890-1375fddb40e8.json) ## Summary The Defra Network eTendering Portal is overseeing a public procurement process titled "Greater Manchester, Merseyside & Cheshire (GMMC) Natural Flood Management (NFM)." This initiative targets the flood prevention sector within the North West region of the United Kingdom. The procurement is currently in the Tender stage, with submissions due by 21st May 2018. The contract's expected start date is 1st August 2018 and will run until 31st March 2021, with a total budget of £1,000 allocated for these projects, which involves various flood-prevention works throughout the area. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in environmental projects, particularly those focusing on flood risk management. Suitable candidates include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community sector enterprises (VCSEs) experienced in sustainable intervention strategies, such as constructing leaky barriers, woodland planting, and land management practices. Companies are encouraged to submit innovative project proposals as individual entities, consortia, or collaborative arrangements, which could enhance their portfolio while contributing to vital community flood risk reduction efforts. ## Notice The Environment Agency is seeking offers from suitable organisations for the delivery of on-the-ground Natural Flood Management (NFM) projects in the Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire area. This funding offer arose from a National Defra Opportunity Fund to deliver Natural Flood Management catchment scale projects. The aim of the project is to deliver numerous, catchment-wide, small-scale 'slow-the flow' interventions in catchments upstream of communities at flood risk. These communities are widespread across the area but a priority is those communities at the foot of rapidly responding catchments in the Pennine upland areas that experienced flooding last year, such as Delph, Uppermill, Stalybridge, Mossley and for others at high risk such as Hayfield, Glossop and Whalley Bridge. It is likely that interventions will be delivered at a local scale by a range of organisations carrying out similar environmental or community projects in the catchment. Once outcomes are established, the aim is that these sustainable interventions will be delivered, taking a phased approach, by March 2021. The incremental increases in flood attenuation expected will help to reduce flood risk and/or help keep ahead of projected climate change risk increases to maintain our current flood alleviation scheme standards of protection. The focus of the project is on delivering multiple benefits in a sustainable catchment partnership approach that will make a tangible difference in delivering flood risk reductions. Consideration will be given to projects delivering a range of NFM interventions including, leaky barriers, woodland planting, peat restoration and land management practices. Projects will need to have appropriate monitoring that can help capture the benefits expected. No NFM techniques are ruled out (subject to statutory constraints and avoiding negative impacts on habitats) and the selected projects should be appropriate and beneficial for the environment as a whole and will help to grow confidence in NFM techniques for managing flood risk. Projects will focus on local delivery, with a preference for partnering with organisations currently delivering other projects in the catchment but all suitable proposals will be considered. Organisations are invited to submit suitable projects for consideration. Submissions will be assessed to compare project outcomes and overall value for money. Proposals will be considered from individual organisations, consortiums or other combined partnership arrangements. If a consolidated proposal is presented, a single organisation must be nominated to act as project/management lead. There is no limit on the number of individual projects an organisation can submit for consideration but delivery of NFM interventions must be clearly evidenced and each project submitted independently. Full details of the opportunity and forms to complete can be found on the Defra Bravo ePortal www.defra.bravosolutions.co.uk. Additional information: Full details of the opportunity, how to register and tender documents are available on the Defra eTendering Portal www.defra.bravosolution.co.uk under contract reference 23243. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c00edff2-3e3a-47a2-acaf-aa4e5d798416 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Apr 2018 | | Submission deadline | 21 May 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2018 - 31 Mar 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,000 | | 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 | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL | | Locality | WARRINGTON | | Post town | Warrington | | Postcode | WA4 1HT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire | | ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington | | Local authority | Warrington | | Electoral ward | Latchford East | | Westminster constituency | Warrington South | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45246400 - Flood-prevention works ## Release History - 6 Apr 2018 at 08:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c00edff2-3e3a-47a2-acaf-aa4e5d798416 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c00edff2-3e3a-47a2-acaf-aa4e5d798416 6th April 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.defra.bravosolution.co.uk Link to Bravo eSourcing Portal ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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