Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction

Tender description

The Company holds licences to provide water and wastewater services to a population of approximately 7 000 000 people and businesses in the North West of England. The environmental assessments framework covers services across the business, advising against business objectives and supporting the acquisition of environmental consents from statutory environmental consultes and planning authorities. The framework will be for the following: Lot 1: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); Lot 2: Habitats Regulations Assessment (of plans and projects) (HRA); Lot 3: Drought Permit / Order Environmental Assessments; Lot 4: Water Framework Directive assessments; Lot 5: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). Environmental impact assessments as well as assessments to support EIAs (e.g. flood risk, socio-economics, landscape, ecology, noise, etc.). Habitats Regulations Assessment in support of strategic plans (Water Resource Management Plan (WRMP), Drought Plan) and of projects (e.g. capital projects, WINEP flow change studies). Environmental Assessment Reports (EARs) prepared to environment agency guidance in support of drought permits/orders. This may include field surveys and preparation of application ready documents in the event of a drought. Water framework directive assessments in support of WRMP, capital projects and water industry national environment programme investigations. Strategic environmental assessment of WRMP and drought plan.