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Boston Tidal Barrier – Operation and Maintenance – 2026 to 2030

  • ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

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Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-024077

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051b4c

Published 21 May 2025, 3:06pm



Scope

Description

The Boston Barrier comprises a group of over 100 individual assets, including a radial gate flood barrier, which between them protect more than 14,000 residential properties and 800 commercial and community buildings. Since being active the barrier and associated assets have been operated and maintained under an NEC Term Service Contract. This contract comes to an end in December 2025. To ensure the continuing readiness of the gate and associated assets a new service contract for their long-term operation and maintenance is required.

Total value (estimated)

  • £3,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £3,600,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 15 September 2025 to 6 December 2030
  • Possible extension to 3 December 2031
  • 6 years, 2 months, 19 days

Main category

Works

CPV classifications

  • 45246410 - Flood-defences maintenance works
  • 71300000 - Engineering services
  • 50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
  • 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
  • 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
  • 71540000 - Construction management services

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

16 June 2025


Procedure

Above or below total value threshold

Below threshold


Contracting authority

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNWW-1475-NYLN

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

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.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Summary of their role in this procurement: Procurement facilitated via Defra group Commercial

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNBD-3289-CDGX

Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster


Contact organisation

Contact ENVIRONMENT AGENCY for any enquiries.