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title: "Chard Reservoir Safety Works"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04db28"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOMERSET COUNCIL"
published: "2025-02-03"
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# Chard Reservoir Safety Works

Buyer: SOMERSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04db28

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## Summary

Somerset Council has completed the procurement process for the "Chard Reservoir Safety Works," categorised under river regulation and flood control works (CPV 45246000). This tender, under the Reservoirs Act 1975, aims to address safety issues at the Chard Reservoir classified as a Flood Category A dam. The contract was directly awarded to Kier Integrated Services Limited on 31 January 2025, under a limited procurement method, justified by its alignment with the SCAPE Utilities Works and Services framework and falling outside the scope of certain directive applications. The project location is within the UKK23 region, and the tender process is now in the award and contract stage.

This tender offers ample opportunities for businesses specialising in environmental protection and infrastructure, particularly those with expertise in large-scale reservoir and flood control projects. Companies equipped to deliver high-standard safety works can find lucrative prospects in such public sector projects managed by regional or local authorities like Somerset Council. Engaging in this kind of specialized project can enhance business portfolios and establish firms as key players in infrastructure safety and environmental protection domains.

## Notice

Chard Reservoir is a Large Raised Reservoir within the ambit of the Reservoirs Act 1975. The reservoir is classified as a Flood Category A dam defined in Floods and Reservoir Safety (2015) published by the Institution of Civil Engineers, where a breach of the embankment 'could endanger lives in a community'.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Chard Reservoir is a Large Raised Reservoir within the ambit of the Reservoirs Act 1975. The reservoir is classified as a Flood Category A dam defined in Floods and Reservoir Safety (2015) published by the Institution of Civil Engineers, where a breach of the embankment 'could endanger lives in a community'.

### Procurement Information

Direct Award through SCAPE Utilities Works and Services framework BIP839803011

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003519-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOMERSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Post town | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 4DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | TLK23 Somerset CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KIER INTEGRATED SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45246000 - River regulation and flood control works

## Release History

- 3 Feb 2025 at 16:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003519-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.somerset.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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