Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c08-7d0a-73f1-8e3f-b099c1f9b7f8/environment-agency-urban-demonstrators-water-resilient-cities-building-resil closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Environment Agency - Urban Demonstrators - Water Resilient Cities building resilience [Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs) Estimated value £1 Published 4 Jan 2017 Deadline Closed 12 Jan 2017 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender This is a programme to increase the implementation of SuDS across the UK, providing effective flood risk mitigation by developing collaborative solutions to shared challenges. The additional benefits for water quality, air quality, biodiversity and making our cities better places to live and work could also be substantial. This work forms phase II of a project and will address the outstanding questions of the feasibility study and enable other partners to fund a full pilot of the SuDS approach starting in Manchester. As Greater Manchester has been identified as the urban focus for the DEFRA Pioneers programme, this work will support the pioneer as part of a wider environmental programme. Phase 1 of this work was funded by Defra and led to the production of the Business in the Community (BITC) report on Water Resilient Cities attested the business case for sustainable urban drainage (SuDS) at non domestic sites. Copies of the report are available on request. The study highlighted the opportunity for SuDS to reduce the surface water charges for schools and other non-domestic customers, with the potential for a reasonable payback within 3-5 years. Such interventions would deliver benefits in terms of cost reduction to schools but also wider environmental benefits at a local and national level. This fixed term contract would be to: • Map the Greater Manchester schools by: drainage charge band, proximity to band thresholds and their potential annual savings - to assist with targeting and planning of GM wide strategy • Create a better understanding of the multiple benefits for multiple stakeholders and build a case for collaborative action at a programme level, in particular looking at the benefits of natural capital to support the urban pioneer. • Develop and cost models for ongoing management of SuDS technologies. • Investigate the potential for applying the model to other public sector real estate and businesses. • Consult with school's management groups and LAs to understand their current financial context, the decisions, barriers and constraints that govern their decisions on invest-to-save projects such as SUDS. • Convene key stakeholders including developers, financial institutions, Local Authorities and utilities to understand the drivers and blockages for creating an enabling environment for SuDS. • Disseminate the findings through the CaBA urban group and Defra's Local Action Project Work would start in January and be completed by the end of March 2017. Additional information: To apply please respond to the attached Invitation to Quote and associated documents. Instructions on what information we require you to provide is in Section 4 of the Request for Quotation document. Your response should be returned to the following email address by 5pm on the 12th January 2017 - Please confirm, by email, whether you intend to submit a quote. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me. Mrs Antonia Scarr . Read full description ## CPV classification Research consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/07230ec2-36df-4a11-84b4-e04d2603affa) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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