The Environment Agency has gone out to tender with a contract to develop protections standards against ecological harm caused by storm overflows with an estimated value of £180,000 (inc VAT).
The Department of Environment, Food And Rural Affairs – DEFRA Group Commercial will manage the procurement process on behalf the Agency.
The tender covers the development of a set of intermittent water quality and design standards to protect Transitional and Coastal (TraC) Waters from the local adverse ecological impact caused by storm overflows.
The project will also develop a method for assessing compliance with the proposed water quality standards, and for quantifying the scale of impacts for use within the Storm Overflows Assessment Framework (SOAF).
Current start and end estimated contract dates are 16 February 2026 to 2 October 2026 and ward decision date is expected by the end of January 2026.
Deadline to submit enquiries about the tender is 12:00pm on 12 December 2025 and tender submission deadline is 12:00pm on 31 December 2025.
For further information and to access the ITT and associated tender documents visit https://atamis-9529.my.site.com/s/Welcome
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