# ESPH SB WDC & EBC Strategic Flood Risk Assessments \(ESPH429 TI\)

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Wealden District Council](/buyers/wealden-district-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 3 March 2021
- Planned start: 23 April 2021
- Planned end: 1 August 2021
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 9e311d53-86b1-452f-975a-a295f925c9ca-417245
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d3a9d965-7099-475e-a87b-fd45f8c505a6

## Description

Wealden District Council \(WDC\) and Eastbourne Borough Council \(EBC\) \(the Councils\) are seeking to commission suitably qualified consultants to undertake a Strategic Flood Risk Assessment \(SFRA\) for their administrative areas\. The purpose of this assessment is to provide a robust evidence base to support both WDC and EBC for their new Local Plans and specifically in the application of the Sequential and Exceptions tests required by the National Planning Policy Framework \(NPPF\) 2019\. The key task is to provide an up-to-date evidence base on flood risk within WDC and EBC local authority areas, meeting all the national planning policy and guidance as well as best practice in undertaking SFRAs\. This will include a thorough review of the existing local evidence base on flood risk and the most up-to-date national planning policy and guidance, namely the NPPF \(2019\), as well as reflecting updates to modelling and flood risk data\. The SFRA is required to provide both WDC and EBC with various outputs to ensure that their respective Local Plans are based on a 'sound' evidence base that meets the latest national planning policy and guidance requirements\. Full details are included in the document set\. Additional information: If you would like to apply for this project please visit www\.sesharedservices\.org\.uk and search for Wealden District Council in the opportunities section\. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

## Related contract awards

- [ESPH799 NB WDC LocataPro Lettings & HPA2 Systems](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d5be551d-df76-4050-ae54-f73d49a06bf9): Wealden District Council
- [ESPH755 WDC design and construction of a new medical and community building at Court Meadow](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bbed2756-fe1a-4ca4-af7f-9430e2381533): Wealden District Council
- [MP102 WDC Property Management Software](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-87e41bd7-aa15-4941-858a-c3593c6550dd): Wealden District Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e311d53-86b1-452f-975a-a295f925c9ca-417245)