Official UK procurement notice
Schools Property Flood Resilience: Regional Providers (Design and Build)
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionUPDATE - 30 July 2026.
In respect of the Lot 3: West Midlands and South (excluding London) and Lot 4: London only, the standstill period has been extended to end at midnight on Wednesday 12th August 2026.
The date for standstill end of 4th August 2026 (8 working days) is overridden and replaced by this update and no longer applies. This update is in respect of Lots 3 and 4 only. The earliest date the contract will be signed for Lots 3 and 4 is now is 13/08/2026.
For the avoidance of doubt the standstill period is not extended for any other Lot. The original standstill deadline of 5pm on the 4th August shall remain in respect of Lots 1, 2 and 5.
The Schools Water Strategy is an “invest to save” strategy aimed at reducing the risk of flooding in schools. This planned procurement is to enable the expansion of the current Property Flood Resilience (PFR) installations across the school estate, specifically targeting members of the Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA) for schools in high-risk flood areas and schools that have suffered repeated flooding disruption.
This procurement is looking for Potential Suppliers with the capability in their own organisations or with named supply chain partners to design and build property flood resilience solutions across both grey and green (nature-based) categories.
The maximum contract value including optional extensions across all Lots is £100 million (excluding VAT). The initial 3 year contract term is valued at £57 million across all Lots, equating to roughly £11.4 million per Lot.
The DfE is looking to award 5 regional contracts that will deliver PFR measures in specific schools (selected by the DfE based upon flood risk) in each region. The procurement will be structured into five regional Lots to ensure equal coverage across England. Each Lot will be split into regions as follow:
- Lot 1: North West
- Lot 2: North East
- Lot 3: West Midlands and South (excluding London)
- Lot 4: London
- Lot 5: East Midlands and East of England
Each Lot will have a target to complete a minimum of 10 schools per year over the contract period; however, suppliers would be expected to work on more than 10 projects a year to achieve the targets, accounting for potential slippage. Each Lot is equal in the scope of works.
Bidders will be able to apply for all five Lots but will only be awarded a maximum of three Lots. The planned procurement will follow an Open Competitive Procedure, and the evaluation will use a price-per-quality-point methodology.
CPV: Construction work for school buildings · Construction work for water projects · Flood-prevention works · Floodgates · Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value (£100,000,000 together) · win at most 3 of them · same conditions of participation on every lotLot #1North WestAwardedRenewal UK, North WestPublished value£20,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Potential Suppliers must complete the Financial Viability Risk Assessment Tool as part of the Conditions for Participation in line with the guidance set out in Appendix C of the ITT pack.
- Technical & professional ability
Potential Suppliers, their Bidding Group and/or their supply chain must have the capability to design and install Property Flood Resilience interventions, including Nature Based SuDS, across the green and grey categories as defined in the Technical Employers Requirements.
Lot #2North EastAwardedRenewal North EastPublished value£20,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Potential Suppliers must complete the Financial Viability Risk Assessment Tool as part of the Conditions for Participation in line with the guidance set out in Appendix C of the ITT pack.
- Technical & professional ability
Potential Suppliers, their Bidding Group and/or their supply chain must have the capability to design and install Property Flood Resilience interventions, including Nature Based SuDS, across the green and grey categories as defined in the Technical Employers Requirements.
Lot #3West Midlands and South (excluding London)AwardedRenewal West Midlands, South WestPublished value£20,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Potential Suppliers must complete the Financial Viability Risk Assessment Tool as part of the Conditions for Participation in line with the guidance set out in Appendix C of the ITT pack.
- Technical & professional ability
Potential Suppliers, their Bidding Group and/or their supply chain must have the capability to design and install Property Flood Resilience interventions, including Nature Based SuDS, across the green and grey categories as defined in the Technical Employers Requirements.
Lot #4LondonAwardedRenewal LondonPublished value£20,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Potential Suppliers must complete the Financial Viability Risk Assessment Tool as part of the Conditions for Participation in line with the guidance set out in Appendix C of the ITT pack.
- Technical & professional ability
Potential Suppliers, their Bidding Group and/or their supply chain must have the capability to design and install Property Flood Resilience interventions, including Nature Based SuDS, across the green and grey categories as defined in the Technical Employers Requirements.
Lot #5East Midlands and East of EnglandAwardedRenewal East Midlands, East of EnglandPublished value£20,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Potential Suppliers must complete the Financial Viability Risk Assessment Tool as part of the Conditions for Participation in line with the guidance set out in Appendix C of the ITT pack.
- Technical & professional ability
Potential Suppliers, their Bidding Group and/or their supply chain must have the capability to design and install Property Flood Resilience interventions, including Nature Based SuDS, across the green and grey categories as defined in the Technical Employers Requirements.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Economic & financial standing
Potential Suppliers must complete the Financial Viability Risk Assessment Tool as part of the Conditions for Participation in line with the guidance set out in Appendix C of the ITT pack.
- Technical & professional ability
Potential Suppliers, their Bidding Group and/or their supply chain must have the capability to design and install Property Flood Resilience interventions, including Nature Based SuDS, across the green and grey categories as defined in the Technical Employers Requirements.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2025, 12:25 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
project_9917- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026717- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051a74Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Once in contract, the design and optioneering stages will be invoiced and paid on an interim monthly basis in arrears. For construction works phased beyond a 6-week period, payments will be issued in line with interim monthly payments, and for works phased within a 6-week period, payments will be issued as a lumpsum in arrears following completion and construction assurance, as illustrated in the PFR Delivery and Payment Timeline (Appendix D) in the ITT pack.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted through the DfE electronic tendering system, Jaggaer, at education.app.jaggaer.com ↗ before the tender submission deadline.
Timeline
21 May 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published21 May 2025, 12:25 BST
- Market engagement262 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
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: 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]
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.
- Next notice expected234 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published210 days ago24 Mar 2026, 11:38 GMT
- Clarification questions by186 days ago17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline168 days ago5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by90 days ago21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent89 days ago23 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published82 days ago30 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts49 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
14 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Pipeline notice published21 May 2025, 12:25 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published15 Jan 2026, 11:19 GMTUK1
- Published value published: £57,000,00015 Jan 2026, 11:19 GMT
- Procurement method changed15 Jan 2026, 11:19 GMT
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jan 2026, 11:22 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jan 2026, 15:40 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Mar 2026, 11:38 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £100,000,00024 Mar 2026, 11:38 GMTwas £57,000,000
- Status changed to active24 Mar 2026, 11:38 GMT
- Deadline published: 5 May 2026, 12:00 BST24 Mar 2026, 11:38 GMT
- Contract award notice published23 Jul 2026, 16:25 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Jul 2026, 16:25 BST
- Contract award notice published30 Jul 2026, 17:00 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-01: 3 releases · 15 Jan 2026, 23 Jan 2026
- 2025-05: 1 release · 21 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · North West1 award | |||
| Ground Control LimitedSchools Property Flood Resilience: Regional Providers (Design and Build) - Lot 1 (North West)1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Optional extensions of +1 +1 years | £20,000,000 | 23 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · North East1 award | |||
| Flood Control NI LtdSMESchools Property Flood Resilience: Regional Providers (Design and Build) - Lot 2 (North East)1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Optional extensions of +1 +1 years | £20,000,000 | 23 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · West Midlands and South (excluding London)1 award | |||
| Flood Control NI LtdSMESchools Property Flood Resilience: Regional Providers (Design and Build) - Lot 3 (West Midlands and South (excluding London))1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Optional extensions of +1 +1 years | £20,000,000 | 23 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · London1 award | |||
| Flood Control NI LtdSMESchools Property Flood Resilience: Regional Providers (Design and Build) - Lot 4 (London)1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Optional extensions of +1 +1 years | £20,000,000 | 23 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · East Midlands and East of England1 award | |||
| Ground Control LimitedSchools Property Flood Resilience: Regional Providers (Design and Build) - Lot 5 (East Midlands and East of England)1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Optional extensions of +1 +1 years | £20,000,000 | 23 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · North West | 8final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2 · North East | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 3 · West Midlands and South (excluding London) | 7final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
| 4 · London | 8final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
| 5 · East Midlands and East of England | 8final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winApex Flood Solutions LimitedSME · East of England · all lots
- did not winBlakedown LimitedSME · South East England · 4
- did not winCarrick Sports Construction LimitedSME · West Midlands · 1, 3
- did not winCivic Engineers LimitedSME · Greater London · 1, 4, 5
- did not winGobion Construction LtdSME · East of England · 4, 5
- did not winGreenBlue Urban LimitedSME · South East England · all lots
- did not winKier Infrastructure and Overseas Limited · North West England · 1, 3, 5
- did not winPVR Contracting LimitedSME · South East England · 3, 4
- did not winRolawn Limited (BioScapes Group)SME · Yorkshire and the Humber · all lots
- wonFlood Control (NI)SME · Northern Ireland · all lots
- wonGround Control Limited · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1, 5
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
11 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- Apex Flood Solutions LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Blakedown LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Carrick Sports Construction LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Civic Engineers LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Flood Control (NI)Awarded supplier
- Gobion Construction LtdBidder / tenderer
- GreenBlue Urban LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Ground Control LimitedAwarded supplier
- Kier Infrastructure and Overseas LimitedBidder / tenderer
- PVR Contracting LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Rolawn Limited (BioScapes Group)Bidder / tenderer
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