Award

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

  • Derby City Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-000960

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0396e6

Published 12 January 2023, 1:17pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Derby City Council

Corporation Street

Derby

DE12FS

Contact

Sherry Russell

Email

procurement@derby.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1332640768

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF11 - Derby

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.derby.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

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

Reference number

TD1953

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This notice is to advise that Derby City Council ("the Council") intends to enter into contractual arrangements with Binnies UK Limited (formerly Black & Veatch) for the provision of design and flood modelling technical support and services to the Our City Our River (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.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £250,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
  • 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF11 - Derby

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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 & Veatch). The negotiated procedure without prior publication is being used and is justified under Regulation 32 (9) Additional ground relevant to new works or services which repeat similar ones. The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for new works and services consisting of the repetition of similar works or services entrusted to the economic operator to which the same contracting authority awarded an original contract, provided that such works or services are in conformity with a basic project for which the original contract was awarded following a procedure in accordance with regulation 26(1) and (2).

Binnies UK Limited (formerly Black & Veatch) have extensive knowledge of the EA Derwent Flood Model for the OCOR stretch of the river Derwent. They were contracted to deliver previous OCOR flood modelling and technical support and advice. Binnies have also more recently completed the successful hydrology and non-stationarity update of the OCOR flood model.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Option to extend for a further 2 x 12months periods, Longstop end date is 31 December 2028, subject to requirements of the OCOR programme.

two.2.14) Additional information

The Council will be observing a 10 day standstill period from the publication of this notice.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services

Explanation:

The contract is for new services which are a repetition of similar services entrusted to the economic operator to which the same contracting authority awarded an original contract, the services are in conformity with a basic project for which the original contract was awarded. Binnies (formerly as Black & Veatch) have extensive knowledge of the EA Derwent Flood Model for the OCOR stretch of the river Derwent, They were contracted to deliver previous OCOR flood modelling and technical support and recently completed the successful hydrology and non-stationarity update of the OCOR flood model.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 January 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Binnies UK Limited

Cheshire

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD6 - Cheshire
Companies House

03163649

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £250,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The Council will be observing a 10 day standstill period from the publication of this notice.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Derby City Council

Derby

Country

United Kingdom