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ALDT and the Land Drainage Act 1991[E16]

Deanery Road, Bristol, United KingdomEnvironment Agency[E1]

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What they want
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 14 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC. UTC: 14 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC.
Published 21 Feb 2025.
Value
GBP 300,000
Buyer
Environment AgencySee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

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Deadline[E4]
14 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC
Value[E17]
GBP 300,000
Published[E14]
21 Feb 2025
Procedure[E13]
Open procedure (below threshold)
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
4 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal. Background The current arrangement is an advisory and where necessary enforcement role fulfilling obligations under sections 28, 29 and 30 of the Land drainage Act 1991. Local Authorities play no part in the enforcement process, this is the sole responsibility of the Environment Agency (EA) to carry out. This work requirement is an obligation that the EA agreed to take on back in March 2007, on behalf of the Secretary of State (the Minister) for Defra. Services required from the Contractor We require the delivery of (but are not limited to): - - Technical engineering reports on applications relating to land drainage matters covered by sections 28, and 30 of the Act. - Attendance as an expert witness to tribunal hearings. - Work in connection to fulfilling the statutory requirements. - Assistance to the EA enforcement staff in implementing decisions made at the tribunal which have not been resolved despite interventions. - Assistance to EA in delivering their responsibilities / obligations of ALDT and other relevant land drainage matters. Tribunal cases will require (but are not limited to): - - Report preparation, required surveys (ditch, drain dimensions, photographs) and soil info and follow up - Contacting, liaison and interviewing parties and records of each kept - Advise our staff on the Act where …[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: British Oversea Territories.[E8]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Channel Islands.[E9]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Europe.[E10]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Isle of Man.[E6]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Rest of the World.[E11]
  • ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E7]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC

    The deadline (2025-03-14T10:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118

Evidence

17 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Environment Agency.

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 90700000 (Environmental services).

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    “GB”

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 14 Mar 2025, 10:00 UTC.

    “2025-03-14T10:00:00Z”

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal. Background The current arra…”

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: Isle of Man.

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/4, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Delivery location: United Kingdom.

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/6, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    Delivery location: British Oversea Territories.

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    Delivery location: Channel Islands.

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Delivery location: Europe.

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/3, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    Delivery location: Rest of the World.

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/5, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    The procedure is: Open procedure (below threshold).

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    The notice was published on 21 Feb 2025.

    “2025-02-21T16:18:32Z”

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E16

    The notice is titled "ALDT and the Land Drainage Act 1991".

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  17. E17

    The stated value is GBP 300,000.

    “300000 GBP”

    Document 5fad6120-7bb8-40f4-8d8e-2e885eb7d933-830118, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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