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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement – Planning Advice for Hydrological Monitoring Instruments (FDRI)"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement – Planning Advice for Hydrological Monitoring Instruments (FDRI)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-planning-advice-for-hydrological-monitoring-instruments-fdri-ocds-h6vhtk-0614cb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH): "Preliminary Market Engagement – Planning Advice for Hydrological Monitoring Instruments (FDRI)". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £15,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-centre-for-ecology-hydrology-ukceh-GB-PPON-PNLJ-4998-WXXW)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £15,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Environmental engineering consultancy services, Environmental impact assessment for construction, Urban planning and landscape architectural services, Urban planning services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-planning-advice-for-hydrological-monitoring-instruments-fdri-ocds-h6vhtk-0614cb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0614cb`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-planning-advice-for-hydrological-monitoring-instruments-fdri-ocds-h6vhtk-0614cb#tl-md)

## 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 71313000, 71313400, 71400000, 71410000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2026 to 28/02/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009211-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-02T19:05:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T10:03:19.531Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0614cb