Environment Agency Expression of Interest for Reducing Carbon Emission from the FCERM Capital Program

On the 1st May 2019 a Climate Change Emergency was declared by Parliament, Scottish and Welsh governments followed suite along with many Local Authorities. There is also a growing awareness and appetite for action across industry (e.g. CIWEM and ICE) and society (e.g. (Extinction Rebellion). At the Environment Agency we have an 'E:mission sustainability strategy' which sets out how we and our supply chain will reduce our carbon footprint, this strategy is currently being and will commit us to becoming a Net Zero Carbon organisation. Many other Flood Risk Management Authorities (RMAs) are also declaring Climate Change emergencies, and setting ambitious carbon neutrality targets.

Reducing our carbon footprint - moving toward a goal of Net Zero Carbon is very relevant to all FCERM RMAs because we own, manage and maintain assets and infrastructure which produce operational carbon. We also develop and deliver new schemes which produce both operational and embodied carbon.

To move towards Net Zero Carbon we first need to understand what Net Zero Carbon means to our organisation and FCERM. Then we need to understand our baseline - to set out how much Carbon our current Capital and Maintenance programmes emits and from there establish how to reduce it.

Additional information:

Thank you for your interest in tendering for this requirement, You will need to access the documents through Bravo Solutions portal.

1. The web address is https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).

2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. Please give yourself enough time to complete this before the deadline. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the e-Tendering help desk.

Please direct all questions and queries through the message function of the portal, including any clarification questions. This is to ensure no questions are missed and that all answers can be shared with all interested suppliers at the same time