# NAT - MEICA Maintenance Framework and EICR

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by DEFRA.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [DEFRA](/buyers/defra/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [ECS Engineering Services Ltd](/suppliers/ecs-engineering-services/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £87,421,858
- Tender value: £87,421,858
- Award date: 9 October 2023
- Published: 8 November 2023
- Contract start: 25 October 2023
- Contract end: 24 October 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 1c6f8e75-1b1a-40a8-b0f9-4b78d9801a98-696103
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f92ffe33-0ea2-4c77-85f4-2877295506d7

## Description

The Environment Agency require MEICA services \(Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation Control and Automation\) to support the operation, repair and maintenance of a variety of flood defence assets such as lock gates, pumping stations, river level maintenance weirs, and flow and level measurement systems\. This procurement exercise has six lots and is to deliver planned and reactive maintenance, and minor project work\. Each Lot will have it's own Framework Agreement and will be delivered by a single provider with a reserve Supplier in place\. The initial term will be for three years with an optional one year extension based on performance\. This framework will be available for use by the Environment Agency and no other authorities\. This Notice is to alert the market of the award of the procurement activity\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c6f8e75-1b1a-40a8-b0f9-4b78d9801a98-696103)