--- title: "Flood Risk Management: Surface Water Studies - Premarket Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-064b4f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-064b4f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-064b4f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-064b4f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2026-02-10" --- # Flood Risk Management: Surface Water Studies - Premarket Engagement Buyer: NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064b4f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-064b4f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-064b4f.json) ## Summary Nottingham City Council is progressing with a pre-market engagement (PME) for a project titled "Flood Risk Management: Surface Water Studies". This endeavour falls under the services category, specifically focusing on geology, oceanography, and hydrology services. The procurement process is at the planning stage, with the intention to gather insights from the market to design a competitive and effective formal procurement. The key date for this PME is 27 February 2026, by which interested providers need to submit their responses. The studies will be conducted within the Nottingham City area, providing a substantial opportunity for specialists in flood risk management to contribute expertise and potentially engage in subsequent formal engagements. This pre-market engagement presents a notable opportunity for companies with expertise in hydrographic surveying and flood risk management to communicate their capacity, experience, and potential solutions that align with DEFRA's funding policy. Firms specialising in these areas, particularly those with experience in improving flood modelling and mapping in sub-catchments, can significantly benefit. Participation could lead to future collaborations and be an excellent chance for businesses to demonstrate their capabilities, thereby fostering growth through potential partnerships with a prominent public authority. ## Notice Flood Risk Management: Surface Water Studies - Premarket Engagement Technical expertise is sought to build upon existing flood modelling and mapping to improve understanding of flood risk in sub-catchments in Nottingham City. This should form a study report to identify a long-list and short-list of costed options for flood risk management schemes in alignment with DEFRA's new FCERM funding policy and upcoming local appraisal guidance. This pre-market engagement exercise is being conducted in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023. Its primary purpose is to help the contracting authority better understand the market's capacity, capabilities, and potential solutions prior to initiating a formal procurement process. Participation in this exercise does not form part of the formal procurement process and will not be used to assess or pre-qualify suppliers. All insights gathered will be used solely to inform the upcoming procurement and ensure it is designed in a way that is open, competitive, and effective. ### Planning Information This PME aims to gain input from the Hydrographic surveying services market to gain their view of our plans to tender for Flood Risk Management: Surface Water Studies. Nottingham City Council (NCC) would like to understand providers capacity, experience and expertise to support along with their estimate proposed costings for the Surface Water Studies. Providers' responses may be collectively themed, or costings averaged to support the development of the service model/ specification, but responses will be anonymised, and individual provider information will not be shared with competitors. Providers must complete the below form in full by 27/02/2026 Please submit responses to CPU 7944 Flood Risk Management: Surface Water Studies Questionnaire. https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=c04ee667-2d04-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011989-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Feb 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 27 Feb 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 30 Jun 2026 | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | NOTTINGHAM | | Post town | Nottingham | | Postcode | NG2 3NG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham | | Local authority | Nottingham | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Nottingham East | | Delivery location | TLF14 Nottingham | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71351900 - Geology, oceanography and hydrology services - 71353100 - Hydrographic surveying services ## Release History - 10 Feb 2026 at 14:54 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011989-2026 - 9 Feb 2026 at 14:33 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011440-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011989-2026 10th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011440-2026 9th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/ - https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=c04ee667-2d04-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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