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Preliminary Market Engagement – Planning Advice for Hydrological Monitoring Instruments (FDRI)
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology · Central government
In brief
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £15,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 1 year, starting 1 March 2026.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for architecture and engineering contracts across the UK (from 1890 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), through the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) Programme, is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) and Expression of Interest (EOI) exercise to identify suitably qualified town planning professionals or consultancies capable of providing ad-hoc planning advice in relation to the installation of small-scale hydrological monitoring instruments. The FDRI Programme involves the deployment and operation of monitoring equipment across selected catchments, including the River Chess, Upper Severn and River Tweed. The purpose of this engagement is to understand market capability, identify potential advisers with relevant…Read the full description
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), through the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) Programme, is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) and Expression of Interest (EOI) exercise to identify suitably qualified town planning professionals or consultancies capable of providing ad-hoc planning advice in relation to the installation of small-scale hydrological monitoring instruments.
The FDRI Programme involves the deployment and operation of monitoring equipment across selected catchments, including the River Chess, Upper Severn and River Tweed.
The purpose of this engagement is to understand market capability, identify potential advisers with relevant local knowledge, and inform future commercial arrangements.
Services may include, but are not limited to:
- Initial assessments of planning permission requirements
- Advice on planning risks and statutory constraints
- Guidance on statutory consents and approvals
- Early engagement with Local Planning Authorities
- Review of outline proposals and site layouts
- Advice on environmental, landscape and heritage considerations
Any future engagement is expected to be delivered on a call-off basis under individual purchase orders, with no guaranteed volume of work.
This notice is issued for market engagement purposes only and does not constitute a commitment to undertake a formal procurement process or award any contract.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Wallingford:-Environmental-engineering-consultancy-services./3Y8EZ9R8AP
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3Y8EZ9R8AP
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 009211-2026
About the buyer
UK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyLast 12 months
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From notice 009211-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.