Ground Water Flood Forecasting Service

A Contract Award Notice
by MET OFFICE

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
4 year (est.)
Value
£91K
Sector
ENVIRONMENT
Published
03 Jun 2021
Delivery
To 08 Jun 2025 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

1 supplier

Description

A groundwater flood forecasting service that can support operational decision making on groundwater flood risk for the FFC’s Flood Guidance Statement (FGS) and Monthly Outlook (a 30 day high level forecast.

Total Quantity or Scope

The service will support a scenario based approach to groundwater flood forecasting covering the Best Estimate (BE) and Reasonable Worse Case (RWC) scenarios through use of Numerical Weather Prediction ensemble forecasts. The service will also be used to trigger and support better quality conversations between the FFC and local Environment Agency forecasters on groundwater flooding. The service will focus on providing guidance relevant to individual locations (represented by individual boreholes) as well as larger areas through the application of upscaling to a catchment or part catchment scale.

Award Detail

1 British Geological Survey (Nottinghamshire)
  • Groundwater flood forecasting service
  • Reference: 012438-2021-dn514238-1
  • Value: £91,000

Award Criteria

Delivery to the specification 70
Value for money 30

CPV Codes

  • 71351600 - Weather-forecasting services

Other Information

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