Purpose

Surrey County Council (SCC) will be working in
partnership with the Environment Agency (EA) via a collaborative
working arrangement to deliver the River Thames Scheme.

With an investment of £40m to date, the
further £61m of funding approved via the OBC is to undertake
the following:

-         
Plan for all statutory consenting for the Scheme,
secure a Development Consent Order; and where necessary other
consents and permits,

-         
Undertake further design development, investigations
and enabling works,

-         
Prepare and commence land acquisitions,

-         
Select a construction partner via an open market
tender process and

-         
Produce and submit the FBC.
In
order to deliver the above, the scheme will need to be supported by
a number of subject matter experts from outside EA/SCC, including
Project Executive.
Following a
compliant procurement exercise, it is proposed to award the
contract to WSP UK Limited under Crown Commercial Services
Framework. The Contract value is up to £800,000.
 

Content

Decision made:
 
To award a contract for the River Thames
Scheme Project Executive to WSP UK Limited.