Preliminary Market Engagement – Planning Advice for Hydrological Monitoring Instruments (FDRI)

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    "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.\nThe FDRI Programme involves the deployment and operation of monitoring equipment across selected catchments, including the River Chess, Upper Severn and River Tweed.\nThe purpose of this engagement is to understand market capability, identify potential advisers with relevant local knowledge, and inform future commercial arrangements.\nServices may include, but are not limited to:\n- Initial assessments of planning permission requirements\n- Advice on planning risks and statutory constraints\n- Guidance on statutory consents and approvals\n- Early engagement with Local Planning Authorities\n- Review of outline proposals and site layouts\n- Advice on environmental, landscape and heritage considerations\nAny future engagement is expected to be delivered on a call-off basis under individual purchase orders, with no guaranteed volume of work.\nThis notice is issued for market engagement purposes only and does not constitute a commitment to undertake a formal procurement process or award any contract.\nFor more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: \nhttps://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Wallingford:-Environmental-engineering-consultancy-services./3Y8EZ9R8AP\nTo respond to this opportunity, please click here: \nhttps://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3Y8EZ9R8AP",
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        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Wallingford",
        "postalCode": "OX10 8BB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
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        "name": "Robert Turnbull",
        "email": "bobtur@ceh.ac.uk",
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        "description": "This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is being undertaken through a written Expression of Interest (EOI) process.\nInterested parties are invited to submit a short written response setting out their relevant experience, local knowledge, and indicative commercial information in accordance with the published EOI document.\nResponses should be submitted by email to bobtur@ceh.ac.uk and jangil@ceh.ac.uk by close of business on 20 February 2026.\nUKCEH may use the information received to identify suitably qualified advisers for each catchment area and to inform future commercial arrangements.\nParticipation in this engagement does not constitute participation in a formal procurement process and will not confer any advantage in any subsequent competition."
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