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Schools Property Flood Resilience: Regional Providers (Design and Build) - SWS - 2026-2030

  • First published: 24 January 2026
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-051a74
Published by:
Department for Education
Authority ID:
AA20011
Publication date:
24 January 2026
Deadline date:
30 January 2026
Notice type:
UK2
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The Schools Water Strategy is an invest to save strategy aimed at reducing the risk of flooding in schools. This procurement is to enable the expansion of the current Property Flood Resilience (PFR) installations with this school estate, which specifically target Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA) for schools members in high-risk flood areas and schools that have suffered repeated flooding disruption. The DfE are currently looking to award circa 5 regional contracts that will deliver PFR measures in specific schools (selected by the DfE based upon flood risk) in each region.

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Scope

Procurement reference

project_9917

Procurement description

The Schools Water Strategy is an invest to save strategy aimed at reducing the risk of flooding in schools.

This procurement is to enable the expansion of the current Property Flood Resilience (PFR) installations with this school estate, which specifically target Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA) for schools members in high-risk flood areas and schools that have suffered repeated flooding disruption.

The DfE are currently looking to award circa 5 regional contracts that will deliver PFR measures in specific schools (selected by the DfE based upon flood risk) in each region.

Main category

Works

Delivery regions

  • UK - United Kingdom

Total value (estimated)

57000000 GBP Excluding VAT

68400000 GBP Including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

01 September 2026, 00:00AM to 31 March 2030, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 31 March 2032

Contracting authority

Department for Education

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street

Town/City: London

Postcode: SW1P3BT

Country: United Kingdom

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDZG-3487-DPVD

NUTS code: UKI32

Email: PolicyAssurance.COMMERCIALQUERIES@education.gov.uk

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Procedure

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1

CPV classifications

  • 45246400 - Flood-prevention works
  • 44212382 - Floodgates
  • 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
  • 44112000 - Miscellaneous building structures
  • 45214200 - Construction work for school buildings
  • 71356000 - Technical services
  • 45240000 - Construction work for water projects

Delivery regions

  • UK - United Kingdom

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 September 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

31 March 2030, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

31 March 2032, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Engagement

Engagement process description

If you are interested in attending this market engagement event, please register your interest via Jaggaer by 15:00 on 30th January 2026.

Please register for Jaggaer using the URL link below: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html

Once registered, the supplier event area can be accessed by clicking “View Opportunities” on the main page.

Confidentiality Notice and Acknowledgement Protocol

By registering for this market engagement event, you acknowledge that the information shared through this market engagement is provided in confidence and must not be disclosed outside your organisation. Please ensure all attendees from your organisation are aware of and comply with this requirement.

Following registration, you will receive a message via the Jaggaer portal asking you to confirm this acknowledgement. You must respond in confirmation to this message before an event invite will be issued.

Participants who have registered an expression of interest will receive a link to join the session via Microsoft Teams.

If you do not receive the invite at least 24hrs before the event, please also email SWS.COMMERCIAL@education.gov.uk to ensure you receive joining instructions in time.

The event will help attendees to:

• Gain a better understanding of deliverables and assurance requirements

• Gain a better understanding of Cabinet Office requirements around Modern Slavery and the planned Social Value criteria

• Gain a better understanding of fee mechanisms and expectations around delivery timelines

• Feed back around the feasibility of the requirements

• Discuss constraints and pressures that may impact supply chain capacity or capability to deliver the PFR requirements

We would like to invite organisations who have experience in delivering PFR within schools including grey, green and blue solutions to mitigate all types of flood risk, as well as those with experience in:

• Design and Optioneering of flood resilience solutions

• Construction and Installation of Property Flood Resilience Measures

• Project Management of construction projects

We are aiming to develop the PFR market and are actively encouraging engagement from SME organisations either directly or through subcontracting arrangements as part of the procurement process.

The final scope of the DfE’s requirements have not yet been confirmed. If any procurement activity does arise, the requirements will be refined pending the results of market research. If you have any questions about suitability for the event, please contact SWS.COMMERCIAL@education.gov.uk

This PIN is for information only and is not a call for competition. This PIN is intended to inform the market of a potential procurement exercise to appoint suppliers to work with the Department on providing the outlined service. The Department reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not proceed with contract award. Accordingly, the Department will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work, or effort incurred by any organisation in acting on the basis of this Prior Information Notice. All information included in this notice is indicative and subject to change and is neither exhaustive nor binding. The authority reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time.

Due date

30 January 2026, 23:59PM

Has the engagement period already ended?

No

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

27 February 2026

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
45214200 Construction work for school buildings Construction work for buildings relating to education and research
45240000 Construction work for water projects Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
44212382 Floodgates Structural products and parts except prefabricated buildings
45246400 Flood-prevention works River regulation and flood control works
44112000 Miscellaneous building structures Construction materials
71242000 Project and design preparation, estimation of costs Architectural, engineering and planning services
71356000 Technical services Engineering-related scientific and technical services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
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