# School's Water Strategy - Technical Advisory Support and Flood Risk Assessment Services

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Ove Arup & Partners Ltd](/contract-winners/ove-arup-partners/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £5,732,040
- Tender value: £5,732,040
- Award date: 29 September 2025
- Published: 17 December 2025
- Contract start: 2 December 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2030
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b00f2a3a-781f-44ae-82fb-7847db66d532-876397
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7d4989bc-7646-4f04-ae5a-3e6ac7b5d3de

## Description

The Department for Education was seeking a Technical Support Specialist to assist with the School's Water Strategy Programme, which focuses on mitigating against flood risk across school estates by integrating blue, green, and grey infrastructure solutions\. The programme also promotes educational benefits and enhances climate resilience in schools\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b00f2a3a-781f-44ae-82fb-7847db66d532-876397)