Contract award · 24 Jan 2023

TD1953 - Design and Flood Modelling Services for Our City Our River (OCOR)

Derby City Council awarded “Design and Flood Modelling Services for Our City Our River (OCOR)” to WSP Binnies for £250k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionArchitecture & engineeringEast Midlands

Value £250k
WinnerWSP Binnies

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Derby City Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
WSP Binnies
Value
£250,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Architecture & engineering · Civil engineering consultancy services (CPV 71311000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date24 Jan 2023
  2. Published13 Nov 2023Published 293 days after the contract date

Description

Provision of design and flood modelling technical support and services to the OCOR programme. The Environment Agency have recently approved the updated and stabilised existing OCOR model. This model data now needs the additional information of the remaining OCOR proposals, for model runs to be undertaken for a series of flood scenarios and review the current understanding of the impact of the proposed realignment of the flood defence line at Derby Riverside, as a quick fact checking exercise, prior to commencing the further work on the OCOR Flood Risk Assessment for the OCOR full-detail planning application to be submitted for consideration. The initial term of the commission is estimated to commence 1 February 2023 and end 31 December 2026, with an option to extend for a further 2 x 12months periods, Longstop end date is 31 December 2028, subject to requirements of the OCOR programme. The Council intends to enter into contractual arrangements with Binnies UK Limited (formerly Black &…

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