Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
UK
Telephone: +44 12345678
E-mail: louise.KAY@EDUCATION.GOV.UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
School's Water Strategy - Technical Advisory Support and Flood Risk Assessment Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71540000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Department for Education has awarded a contract for Technical Support Specialist to assist with the School’s Water Strategy Programme, which focuses on mitigating against flood risk across school estates by integrating blue, green, and grey infrastructure solutions. The programme also promotes educational benefits and enhances climate resilience in schools
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 732 040.36
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a restricted competitive procedure against framework RM6165
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Intial 3 year term with a one year + one year extension option
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-004771
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CON_29207
Title: School's Water Strategy - Technical Advisory Support and Flood Risk Assessment Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
8 Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 4BJ
UK
Telephone: +44 12345678
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 501 216.20
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
UK
Telephone: +44 12345678
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
London
UK
Telephone: +44 12345678
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
High Court
London
UK
Telephone: +44 12345678
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/12/2025