Engineering services

Tender description

The Environment Agency has sought delivery partners to collaboratively work with to provide or arrange for the provision of services (either itself or through its supply chain) to deliver (or the management of the provision or delivery through its supply chain) a programme of capital investment and improvement works for flood defence assets (both fixed and active) that delivers sustainable, best value outcomes across nominated geographical areas. Lot 1: Professional Services; Lot 2: Programme Delivery. Both lots will be split into 6 geographical areas and will operate within local collaborative delivery teams. The Environment Agency has sought delivery partners to collaboratively work with to provide or arrange for the provision of services (either itself or through its supply chain) to deliver (or the management of the provision or delivery through its supply chain) a programme of capital investment and improvement works for flood defence assets (both fixed and active) that delivers sustainable, best value outcomes across nominated geographical areas. The Environment Agency is seeking a solution that ensures sustainability is embedded into all aspects of the services provided and to work with suppliers who share our ambition to be industry leading in relation to sustainable and innovative asset management. Working with the Environment Agency as part of a collaborative delivery team, it is anticipated that the consultants role may include (but is not limited to): — appraisal and design of capital works for fixed and active assets which may include (but is not limited to): asset replacement, — refurbishment, and capital maintenance works; — asset structural condition inspections and structural intrusive surveys; — design and consultancy services; — project appraisal services; — economic appraisal; — engineering surveys and other investigations; — environmental and engineering design of works; — environmental assessment; — design of compensatory habitat creation schemes; — design of public amenity and environmental enhancements; — computational modelling; — reservoir inspection (in accordance with the Reservoirs Act 1975); — incident management support; — asset management; — programme and schedule management; — project management; — project execution; — spend forecasting; — supply chain management; — commercial management; — risk management; — safety management; — suality control; — document and data management; and — development of the forward programme beyond the framework duration. The form of contracts used under the framework between the Environment Agency and suppliers will be based on the NEC4 framework contract, and call-off contracts based on NEC4 professional services contract, and engineering construction contract with appropriate amendments to encompass the scope and nature of the consultant’s role. The Environment Agency has sought delivery partners to collaboratively work with to provide or arrange for the provision of services (either itself or through its supply chain) to deliver (or the management of the provision or delivery through its supply chain) a programme of capital investment and improvement works for flood defence assets (both fixed and active) that delivers sustainable, best value outcomes across nominated geographical areas.. The Environment Agency is seeking a solution that ensures sustainability is embedded into all aspects of the services provided and to work with suppliers who share our ambition to be industry leading in relation to sustainable and innovative asset management. Working with the Environment Agency as part of a collaborative delivery team, it is anticipated that the contractors role may include (but is not limited to): — appraisal and design of capital works for fixed and active assets which may include (but is not limited to): asset replacement, — refurbishment, and capital maintenance works; — asset structural condition inspections and structural intrusive surveys; — site investigations, — construction engineering works; — coastal works; — incident management support; — design and consultancy services; — project appraisal services; — engineering surveys and other investigations; — environmental and engineering design of works; — environmental assessment; — design, construction and management of compensatory habitat creation schemes; — design and implementation of public amenity and environmental enhancements; — soft landscaping implementation and maintenance (at the Environment Agency's option); — asset management; — programme and schedule management; — project management; — project execution; — spend forecasting; — supply chain management; — commercial management; — risk management; — safety management; — quality control; — document and data management; and — development of the forward programme beyond the framework duration. At the Environment Agency's option, the contractor may also be required to provide and deliver (or manage the provision and delivery through its supply chain) operation and maintenance services for the fixed and active capital assets falling within the Environment Agency programme. The form of contracts used under the framework between the Environment Agency and suppliers will be based on the NEC4 framework contract, and call-off contracts based on NEC4 professional services contract, and engineering construction contract with appropriate amendments to encompass the scope and nature of the contractor’s role.