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title: "Award of Reservoir Site Assessments"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000835409"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Scottish Environment Protection Agency"
published: "2026-10-20"
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# Award of Reservoir Site Assessments

Buyer: Scottish Environment Protection Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000835409

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## Summary

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) commissioned reservoir site assessments across Scotland. The work supports SEPA in deciding whether potential reservoirs meet the legal definition of a registrable controlled reservoir under the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011. The requirement concerns reservoirs capable of holding more than 25,000 cubic metres of water above the natural level of the surrounding land. SEPA identified around 457 potential unregistered reservoirs for assessment, in addition to around 700 already registered controlled reservoirs. The assessments are civil engineering consultancy services focused on reservoir sites and the evidence needed to determine registration status. The detailed technical scope, deliverables, constraints and programme requirements were set out in the contract scope and data.

The procurement has been awarded to Jeremy Benn Associates Limited, and the resulting contract is recorded as active. The award value is £282,000. The process was run as a mini-competition; seven bids were recorded. The stated requirement covers assessments of potential reservoirs across Scotland, with a view to determining whether they qualify as registrable controlled reservoirs. The award data relates to one supplier and one award. No award date or contract-period dates are recorded in the process information. The technical requirements and deliverables were defined in the scope and contract data, but the evaluation criteria are not described in the published process information.

This award shows a substantial, Scotland-wide requirement for specialist reservoir site assessment, driven by the need to identify potential reservoirs that fall within statutory registration rules. Suppliers best placed for a similar requirement would be able to assess reservoir sites against the controlled-reservoir definition and produce robust technical evidence to support regulatory decisions. They would need civil engineering consultancy capability, experience working with reservoir infrastructure and the capacity to deliver assessments across a large and geographically dispersed set of sites. Familiarity with the Scottish reservoirs legislation and the ability to work to defined technical deliverables, constraints and programme requirements would strengthen a supplier’s credibility. The successful supplier competed against six other bidders, indicating an established market for this specialist consultancy work.

## Notice

All reservoirs in Scotland capable of holding more than 25,000m3 of water above the natural level of the surrounding land require to be registered with SEPA under the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 where they meet the definition of a controlled reservoir. There are currently around 700 registered controlled reservoirs, and SEPA has identified around 457 further potential unregistered reservoirs that require assessment to determine whether they are likely to qualify as registrable controlled reservoirs.The requirement is for the provision of reservoir site assessments to support SEPA in determining whether each potential reservoir is likely to meet the definition of a registrable controlled reservoir. The detailed technical requirements, deliverables, constraints, programme requirements and information to be provided by SEPA are set out in the NEC4 PSSC Scope and associated Contract Data issued as part of this mini competition.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567000 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £282,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
| Additional buyers | Falkirk Council; Moray Council; NHS Fife; NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; NHS Lanarkshire; North Lanarkshire Council; Perth & Kinross Council; Registers of Scotland; Scottish Government |
| Locality | HOLYTOWN, NORTH LANARKSHIRE |
| Postcode area | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML1 4WQ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Mossend and Holytown |
| Westminster constituency | Airdrie and Shotts |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 22 |
| Supplier names | Jeremy Benn Associates Limited; bca insulation; Venesky Brown Ltd; EKOS; Robertson Group; Crest Advisory (UK) Ltd; Invoka Consulting Limited; 15489790; GRITIT; GGS Agri Ltd; Iken Business Limited; Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd; ERS Ltd; McTaggart Construction Ltd; Fleming Buildings Ltd; Intersource Medical Services Ltd; thermo fisher scientific; Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd; Kevin Kulik; Scorpio Safety Systems Ltd; Change Grow Live Services Ltd; National Centre for Social Research |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 44611600 - Reservoirs
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 14:34 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567000

## Notice URLs

- http://https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.falkirk.gov.uk
- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- http://www.nhsfife.org
- http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
- http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottishprocurement.scot
- http://www.sepa.org.uk

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