# CP1720-19 Connecting the Culm

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Devon County Council.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Devon County Council](/buyers/devon-county-council/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Groundwork London](/suppliers/groundwork-london/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £456,933
- Tender value: £468,000
- Award date: 2 July 2019
- Published: 6 August 2019
- Contract start: 3 July 2019
- Contract end: 30 June 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 450cc58d-60ba-4011-91ff-75e16fde9022-306358
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3689a181-8480-41c0-a2b2-7125b926d396

## Description

Connecting the Culm is a 3-year, £1 million partnership project, part of a £7 million Co-Adapt Programmeled by Somerset County Council\. This project has received funding from the Interreg 2 Seas programme 2014-2020 co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund\. The programme will tackle some significant challenges posed by the River Culm and its catchment\. The project will employ a multi-agency team working across thecatchment to deliver the project, comprising specialists in natural flood management,community engagement and biodiversity\. The Procurement consists of seven lots\. Lot No: 1 - Co-creation Specialist\. Co-creation Specialist\. This 1 Full Time Equivalent contract role will engage communities and stakeholders to foster collaboration and embed co-creation throughout the project lifecycle \(£137,000\)\. Lot No: 2 - Whole river catchment study\. Develop a robust nature-based solution modelling tool to enable sound decision making, adopting adaptive planning principles\. The tool needs to encompass and interrogate: scenario planning \(climate change\), ecological networks, catchment based mapping tools and floodplain reconnection feasibility \(£75,000\)\. Lot No: 3 - Hydrological monitoring\. Install equipment and undertake hydrological monitoring \(including flow and water quality\) of nature based solution interventions in order to measure change \(£70,000\)\. Lot No: 4 - Co-creation evaluation\. Establish a baseline to assess current levels of community engagement and undertake on-going evaluation and monitoring of key audiences / stakeholders in order to measure collaborative change \(£20,000\)\. Lot No: 5 - Nature Based Solutions Specialist\. This 1 Full Time Equivalent contract role will work with landowners, farmers and other stakeholders to co-create, develop and oversee installation of nature based solutions in priority sub-catchments \(£137,000\)\. Lot No: 6 - Education specialist\. Undertake curriculum based activity with 3 catchment schools \(primary and secondary\) \(£9000\)\. Lot No: 7 - Habitat restoration monitoring\. To undertake baseline surveys of priority habitat extent / condition, author restoration plans and monitor habitat restored / re-created\. In addition, undertake targeted species surveys \(£20,000\)\. The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: The Interreg 2 Seas programme 2014-2020 co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund\. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www\.supplyingthesouthwest\.org\.uk\. Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www\.supplyingthesouthwest\.org\.uk\. Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: Date: 17/05/2019, Local time: 12:00\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/450cc58d-60ba-4011-91ff-75e16fde9022-306358)