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title: "Schools Climate Change Flood Risk Assessment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02d62b"
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# Schools Climate Change Flood Risk Assessment

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d62b

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## Summary

The Department for Education is seeking a supplier for the "Schools Climate Change Flood Risk Assessment" contract, classified under technical analysis and consultancy services. This procurement process is currently in the Award stage, having commenced on 31st August 2021, with an anticipated end date of 9th November 2021. The contract, valued at £28,000, has been awarded to Sayers and Partners LLP, following a limited procurement method that required no prior publication of a call for competition due to the unique technical capabilities of Sayers and Partners LLP.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in climate change assessments, flood risk management, and related consultancy services. Companies that possess innovative tools for analysing and updating flood risk assessment methodologies, particularly those with experience in educational environments or public sector projects, would be well-positioned to compete in future tenders of this nature. The expertise required for such contracts not only drives business growth but also supports vital public sector initiatives in managing climate resilience in schools across the UK.

## Notice

Further to the F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice being published on the 17/08/2021, the DfE proposes to award a 10 week contract to Sayers and Partners LLP for the delivery of a School Climate Change Risk Assessment. The contract commenced on 31st August 2021 and is due to run until 9th November 2021.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract will focus on the delivery of a Climate Change Risk Assessment report, updating their assessment toolset to assess the future flood risk to schools from three sources of flooding - coastal, surface water and fluvial flood sources. The Toolset is the Contractor's in house innovative flood risk assessment toolset that was first applied in support of the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 (CCRA2) and most recently to the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2022 (CCRA3). The most recent updates include the latest UKCP18 data sets, including highly resolution changes in fluvial flows, coastal overtopping and regional changes in short duration rainfall (associated with surface water flooding).

### Procurement Information

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below. The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations. Explanation: The DfE proposes to award a contract to Sayers & Partners LLP, for the supply of the School Climate Change Flood Risk Assessment, as part of the DfE Flood Resilience Strategy. Sayers & Partners designed, built and own the intellectual property in a climate change model (assessment toolset) which is used to assess the future flood risk to a variety of receptors including schools from three sources of flooding - coastal, surface water and fluvial flood sources. The DfE believes that there is no other organisation in the market that can satisfy the technical requirements of the contract to deliver a Climate Change Risk Assessment report, updating the contractors assessment toolset to assess the future flood risk to schools from three sources of flooding. As a result, the DfE believes that Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Regulation 32(2) applies. Regulation 32(2) states: "The negotiated procedures without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:- (b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:- (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons..." (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights,

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020156-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Aug 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £28,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| 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 | SAYERS AND PARTNERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2021 at 21:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020156-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.sayersandpartners.co.uk
- https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

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