Scope
Reference
SCH12/FC06
Description
The Upper Alde & Ore Estuary Embankment Improvements scheme will reduce tidal flood riskand enhance the environment in the Upper Alde and Ore Estuary.
The Alde and Ore Estuary is vulnerable to flooding from the sea made worse by the poor condition of many of the flood defences.
The proposed Flood Cell 06, Snape Maltings scheme is 1 of 4 cells identified to improve the Standard of Service of the existing flood defences and provide resilience to withstand 300mm of overtopping from a 1:200+ year event, given predicted sea levels in 2050.
The Client is theEast Suffolk Water Management Board.
In summary, the scope of Works for the project includes civil engineering works (but is not limited to):
Establish main site offices, compound, temporary services and access routes.
Alliance House - Installation of approximately 20m of new demountable defences along the quay side with piled and concrete slab foundation;
River Alde Quay - Installation of approximately 120m of new demountable defences along the northern quay side with piled and concrete slab foundation;
Henry Moore Lawn - Improvement to approximately 80metres of earth flood embankment to be constructed in a passive fashion to provide improved flood protection and amenity and access value around the Henry Moore Lawn area terminating at the northeastern edge of the Concert Hall building; and
Terrace Car Park - Improvement to approximately 100metres of earth flood embankment, incorporating pedestrian access provision, constructed from the River Cafe terrace area, terminating into the southeast car park area.
The works are estimated to cost around £2.3million.
The form of contract will be a NEC4 ECC Option A.
All tender documents are available through the Client or the Client's appointed tender and contract manager Stantec UK Ltd.
Total value (estimated)
- £2,300,000 excluding VAT
- £2,760,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 September 2025 to 26 June 2026
- 9 months, 26 days
Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
- 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
- 45246000 - River regulation and flood control works
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
13 June 2025, 11:59pm
Tender submission deadline
27 June 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders shall be returned to East Suffolk Water Management Board, Pierpoint House, 28 Horsley's Fields, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 5DD.
One paper copy of tenders, plus one digital copy, shall be submitted in a plain envelope marked 'Flood Cell 06, Snape Maltings Tender' but bearing no markings to identify the Contractor.
The deadline for return of tenders shall be 12:00 noon on 27th June 2025.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
No
Award criteria
The assessment of tenders shall be carried out in two separate evaluations; one based upon price and the other on quality, at a 70/30 ratio scoring split between cost and quality.
Price Assessment
An evaluation of the activity schedule submitted by each tenderer will be made by the Client. The tenderer with the lowest compliant value will be awarded 70 marks and then remaining tenders will be allowed a mark as a percentage of the total against this.
Quality Assessment
Tenderers are to provide responses and information as detailed in the following sections. Each tenderer's quality submissions will be evaluated using marks allocated in line with the evaluation criteria shown in the following sections.
The scoring is based around the tenderers performance with regards to each bullet point which forms each question. The tenderer should answer these directly, as any detail provided which is not specifically asked for within the prompts will not attract marks.
Weighting of each of the questions are shown below.
Question 1 - NEC4 ECC Programme (Weighting 30%).
Question 2 - Delivering the Works (Maximum of 6 Pages, Weighting 10%).
Question 3 - Traffic/Pedestrian Management (Maximum of 3 Pages, Weighting 20%).
Question 4 - Carbon Efficiency & Social Value (Maximum of 2 Pages, Weighting 15%).
Past Experience (Maximum of 5 Pages, Weighting 25%).
Evaluation criteria are explained for these questions in Volume 0 Instruction for Tendering documents available upon request.
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Documents
Associated tender documents
332611358-001 - Volume 0 - Flood Cell 6-Snape Maltings_Instructions for Tendering_20250411.pdf
VOLUME 0_INSTRUCTIONS FOR TENDERING
332611358-001 - Volume 0 - Flood Cell 6-Snape Maltings_Instructions for Tendering_20250411.pdf
332611358 - Flood Cell 6-Snape Maltings_ECC-Contract-Data Part 1 & 2_20250416_v4.pdf
VOLUME 1_CONTRACT DATA
332611358 - Flood Cell 6-Snape Maltings_ECC-Contract-Data Part 1 & 2_20250416_v4.pdf
332611358_002 - Volume 2 - NEC4 Contract Scope_RevC_20250416.pdf
VOLUME 2_SCOPE
332611358_002 - Volume 2 - NEC4 Contract Scope_RevC_20250416.pdf
SCOPE DOCUMENTS.zip
SCOPE DOCUMENTS
Zip file containing:
DeMatosRyan folder with drawings / spec.
SWECO folder with drawings / spec / PCI / GIR
WMA folder with EAP
VOLUME 3_SITE INFORMATION.zip
VOLUME 3_SITE INFORMATION
Zip file containing:
Ecology folder with environmental survey / reports
PRoW folder with PRoW detail
UXO folder with UXO data
pdf map of GI test field test locations
332611358-Volume 5 - Activity Schedule-20250415.xlsx
VOLUME 5_ACTIVITY SCHEDULE
332611358-Volume 5 - Activity Schedule-20250415.xls
Contracting authority
East Suffolk Water Management Board
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXQY-3167-RJGV
Pierpoint House
King's Lynn
PE30 5DD
United Kingdom
Region: UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
STANTEC UK LIMITED
Summary of their role in this procurement: ECC Project Manager / Contract Administrator
- Companies House: 01188070
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJBC-2984-RQRR
Stantec House Kelburn Court
Warrington
WA3 6UT
United Kingdom
Contact name: Malcolm Fillingham
Email: malcolm.fillingham@stantec.com
Website: http://www.stantec.com/uk
Region: UKD61 - Warrington