Atkins – a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group – has won a place on a new Environment Agency (EA) framework, which will continue to deliver the Agency’s £2.6 billion flood and coastal protection programme programme to better protect homes from flooding and coastal erosion.
The work is worth around £60 million to Atkins over the next eight years.
Effective from April 2019, the EA’s Next Generation Supplier Arrangements (NGSA) will form the basis of new ways of working, to help better protect people and the environment whilst ensuring that sustainable development is at the core of Environment Agency projects.
Atkins has been appointed as consultant for the South West region, to identify solutions to reduce the impact of flooding on communities. Services provided will include appraisal and design of flood and coastal schemes; asset management support; and incident management support.
Mike McNicholas, Managing Director of Atkins’ Infrastructure division, said:
“The NGSA will see the supply chain working in new ways with a steadfast focus on long-term, innovative collaboration.
“Our project teams will be harnessing existing digital tools and adopting new technology, as we work with the EA, our delivery partners and local communities, to provide better flood protection and value for money, as well as long-lasting benefits for future generations.”
The new NGSA arrangements have been developed using the EA’s long experience in the flood and coastal risk management sector as well as learning from other leading public and private infrastructure providers. The new arrangements promote innovative ways of collaborative working with delivery partners and local communities from the initial planning stages of a project right through to its completion.
Toby Willison, Executive Director of Operations at the Environment Agency, said:
“This ambitious new framework will help us to continue to deliver our £2.6bn flood and coastal defence programme in a way which ensures that sustainability, efficiency and value for money remain at the very heart of the work we do to protect people, homes and the environment.”
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