Asset Operation, Maintenance, Response and Landscape Framework

The Environment Agency (EA) is seeking expressions of interest from organisations to participate in pre-market engagement activity in relation to the forthcoming procurement of a National Framework Agreement for Asset Operation, Maintenance, Response and Landscape requirements.

Organisations are invited to provide comments and feedback on the EA's proposed approach via a Pre-Market Questionnaire (further information below).

Please note: This is NOT a call for competition.

The procurement remains subject to approval. The EA does not intend to be bound by any information at this stage and makes no commitment to incorporate any recommendations or suggestions within the final procurement documents.

All information provided is subject to change including the contract value and is not a guarantee of the level of work that will be generated through any future Framework.

Typical tasks and activities: -

• Earth embankments for flood defence.
• Concrete structures i.e. outfalls, abutments, hard flood banks, culverts, wave return walls, retaining walls.
• Erosion protection and revetment works - Rock armour works, stone and natural products, concrete blockwork, brickwork, dredging and channel excavation and geotextile solutions.
• Culverts repairs.
• Bridge works – removal of existing, construction (access bridges), repair/maintenance works.
• Piling works i.e. sheet piling, bored piles.
• Weirs, locks, flumes, sluices, gauging station infrastructure, fish passes.
• Minor building works such as telemetry kiosks and building maintenance works.
• Creating habitats for wildlife – engineering works to support habitat creation
• New channel creation/channel re-profiling.
• Metal fabrication and welding.
• Detailed design, bending schedules, drawings etc., for civil and building services.
• Design of temporary works.
• Natural flood management features (leaky barriers, river restoration, flood plain restoration)
• Fencing.
• Design, installation and repair of in -channel features such as Riffles, Groynes, Faggots, Deflectors, Mattresses, Fish passage structures, locks, etc,
• Undertaking emergency civil engineering works required including out of hours if necessary
• Minor building works on assets such as gauging stations, pumping stations
• Design, manufacture and installation of fabricated steel and aluminium structures
• Minor building and facilities management works
• Asset condition inspections (e.g. T98, Public Sector Risk Assessments (PSRAs) etc)