The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is seeking to procure the services of a Technical Advisor to protect the Government’s interests in the Thames Tideway Tunnel (TTT) project.
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is seeking to procure the services of a Technical Advisor to protect the Government’s interests in the Thames Tideway Tunnel (TTT) project.
Defra has issued a prior information notice flagging up its intention to procure the services of a Technical Advisor to provide Defra and Government with expertise from an engineering, commissioning and major construction project perspective in order to protect the Government’s interests in the Thames Tideway Tunnel (TTT) project.
Despite the impact of Covid-19, the Tideway project is almost 60% complete - over the next year or so the project will be moving from the tunnelling to commissioning phase. The tunnelling phase is expected to be complete in 2022 when the testing and commissioning stage will commence.
Defra said it will therefore require a Technical Advisor that can also provide expertise on the commissioning of major construction projects.
The Defra Technical Adviser (DTA) will provide Defra’s Thames Tideway Tunnel Team with technical expertise, including the analysis and interpretation of information and data on project progress, including cost and schedule. The DTA would also be required to identify risks and issues relevant to the Government, including construction delays and issues and commissioning that could lead to claims under the Government Procurement Service.
The DTA will need to assess the data and information being provided by Tideway and the project’s Independent Technical Adviser (ITA) and report back to Defra.
Just under three weeks ago Ofwat launched a new consultation on proposals to allow Tideway to pass a proportion of increased costs in the order of £200 million from Covid-related impacts on to customers.
Defra expects to go out to tender with a formal contract notice in May 2021 – click here to to access the Prior Information Notice tender documentation.
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