Lincs, Northants and East Anglia: Groundwater Models Asset System Maintenance

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal. This Consultancy will follow a programme of work aimed at refining, maintaining, and supporting the operational use of the Anglian Models. It will also develop training packages to allow technical staff to interact with the groundwater models and use the model results effectively.

The duration of the Consultancy appointment will be for one year, extendable to four years subject to performance. Performance will be continuously monitored, and the monitoring will feed into an annual review of performance. Subject to the Environment Agency deciding that the performance has been acceptable, the contract will be extended for a further year. The Environment Agency will reserve the right to terminate the contract for other reasons not connected with the performance of the contract.

A maximum price for the four-year programme of work will be established through the tendering process.

It is intended that the four-year programme is followed but this will be subject to the resources available through annual budget allocation plus gaining project approval within the Environment Agency.