Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c45-3eaf-7015-9467-fbb974697611/environment-agency-demonstrating-how-stress-testing-can-be-used-to-understand-c closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Environment Agency: Demonstrating how stress testing can be used to understand catchment resilience - an exploration of catchment drought management actions in present day and future climate. [Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs) Estimated value £35,000 to £50,000 Published 4 Oct 2019 Deadline Closed 16 Oct 2019 ## 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 The Environment Agency wants to ensure that catchments in England are resilient to a range of pressures, both now and in the future. It is currently exploring how it could define and use resilience in a practical way. Stress testing is a way to find out how a system performs when it is subjected to pressures beyond those normally experienced. The results of a stress test are useful in helping system managers understand the risks they face and whether they need to intervene to make the system perform differently. It has therefore been proposed that stress testing may help to elucidate resilience in systems. The Environment Agency wishes to explore this using real world example catchments. The Environment Agency drought planning process includes the implementation of a range of actions, varying from enhanced monitoring to restrictions on spray irrigation (sometimes referred to as Section 57 restrictions relating to the relevant section of the Water Resources Act 1991) and water company drought permits and orders. Past research has looked at how water company supply systems and drought plans perform on their own but there has been no equivalent assessment that includes EA drought plan actions. Building on the previous research with the water companies, this proposal aims to use stress testing methods to test the performance of catchment drought management actions at mitigating the impacts of drought both in present day and under climate change and what discoveries and implications there are for the resilience of catchments. Additional information: To apply please respond to the attached Request for Quotation and associated documents. Email your response to . Tenders to be received no later than midday on Wednesday 16 October 2019. Read full description ## CPV classification Research consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b97273f1-ebf4-4736-8f24-ab1ecf0671ef) 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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