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Preliminary Market Engagement – Planning Advice for Hydrological Monitoring Instruments (FDRI)

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), through the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) Programme, is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) and Expression of Interest (EOI) exercise to identify suitably qualified town planning professionals or consultancies capable of providing ad-hoc planning advice in relation to the installation of small-scale hydrological monitoring instruments. The FDRI Programme involves the deployment and operation of monitoring equipment across selected catchments, including the River Chess, Upper Severn and River Tweed. The purpose of this engagement is to understand market capability, identify potential advisers with relevant local knowledge, and inform future commercial arrangements. Services may include, but are not limited to: - Initial assessments of planning permission requirements - Advice on planning risks and statutory constraints - Guidance on statutory consents and approvals - Early engagement with Local Planning Authorities - Review of outline proposals and site layouts - Advice on environmental, landscape and heritage considerations Any future engagement is expected to be delivered on a call-off basis under individual purchase orders, with no guaranteed volume of work. This notice is issued for market engagement purposes only and does not constitute a commitment to undertake a formal procurement process or award any contract. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Wallingford:-Environmental-engineering-consultancy-services./3Y8EZ9R8AP To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3Y8EZ9R8AP

Classification

  • CPV71313000 — Environmental engineering consultancy services
  • CPV71313400 — Environmental impact assessment for construction
  • CPV71400000 — Urban planning and landscape architectural services
  • CPV71410000 — Urban planning services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
SWCS_420_26
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
28 Feb 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71313000
Description
Environmental engineering consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71313400
Description
Environmental impact assessment for construction
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
71400000
Description
Urban planning and landscape architectural services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
71410000
Description
Urban planning services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is being undertaken through a written Expression of Interest (EOI) process. Interested parties are invited to submit a short written response setting out their relevant experience, local knowledge, and indicative commercial information in accordance with the published EOI document. Responses should be submitted by email to bobtur@ceh.ac.uk and jangil@ceh.ac.uk by close of business on 20 February 2026. UKCEH may use the information received to identify suitably qualified advisers for each catchment area and to inform future commercial arrangements. Participation in this engagement does not constitute participation in a formal procurement process and will not confer any advantage in any subsequent competition.
Due
20 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
009211-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Feb 2026, 19:05
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
Id
GB-PPON-PNLJ-4998-WXXW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNLJ-4998-WXXW

Address

Street Address
Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford
Locality
Wallingford
Postal Code
OX10 8BB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Name
Robert Turnbull
Telephone
07766358687

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wallingford · UKJ14 · OX10 8BB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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