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title: "Flood Risk Management Strategy for LLFA"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e865"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-08-20"
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# Flood Risk Management Strategy for LLFA

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e865

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council commissioned consultancy services to prepare a Local Flood Risk Management Strategy for its area as the lead local flood authority. The work covers environmental engineering consultancy supporting the council’s assessment and management of local flood risk. Delivery is in West Northamptonshire, with the council based in Northampton. The requirement is an extension to the original consultancy services, continuing work with the existing supplier because changing supplier would produce different or incompatible services and create disproportionate technical difficulties in operation. This is therefore relevant to environmental consultancies with experience in flood risk management, local authority strategy development and technically connected assignments. It is particularly aligned with organisations able to understand existing project outputs and extend them consistently rather than start a separate, standalone strategy.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. It was called off under the ESPO Consultancy Framework 664_21, which has since expired, and the tender is recorded as complete. RSK ENVIRONMENT LIMITED was selected for the preparation of the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy. The award value is £34,438.31 excluding VAT, or £41,325.97 including VAT. The awarded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 December 2026. A signature milestone is scheduled for 1 September 2026. The requirement was evaluated through a direct award route justified by the need to extend the original services with the existing supplier, avoiding incompatible services and disproportionate technical difficulties. The procurement comprised one completed lot.

This award indicates demand from West Northamptonshire Council for specialist environmental engineering consultancy to support local flood risk management strategy work. A credible future competitor would need practical expertise in preparing strategies for a lead local flood authority, understanding local flood risk evidence and translating it into usable council-level plans. Experience of extending an existing consultancy assignment would be important, including the ability to work from another supplier’s established outputs, systems and technical approach where continuity matters. Suppliers should also understand public sector consultancy delivery and the requirements of framework call-offs, including the ESPO route used here. The selected provider is a large environmental consultancy, suggesting that relevant technical capacity, continuity of service and the ability to complete a defined strategic assignment for a local authority are commercially important.

## Notice

Consultancy services for the preparation of Local Flood Risk Management Strategy. The consultancy services were procured under call off via ESPO Consultancy framework 664_21 which has now expired. The public contract concerns the supply of services by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to the original services where a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving the services that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing services and the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079363-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £34,438 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | West Northamptonshire Council |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Postcode area | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN1 1ED |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RSK ENVIRONMENT LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2026 at 11:24 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079363-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079363-2026
  20th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://rskgroup.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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