Decision details

In 2019, AECOM was commissioned to update the 2011 Ipswich Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) and 2016 Development and Flood Risk Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for Ipswich BC. The contract award (OD/19/22) was undertaken in accordance with CSOs through an open tender.

In 2022, the Government published updated guidance on preparing an SFRA How to prepare a strategic flood risk assessment - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) The advice now states that, ‘Your maps should be available in GIS format, with a summary layer plus more layers for technical details’.

To grant a variation to the contract for the Ipswich Strategic Flood Risk

Assessment to AECOM. The total value is £1,400 and the work would be completed within the financial year 2023-24. This brings the total value of the contract to a net of VAT cost of £30,362.18 (previously £28,962.18).

Reason:

Due to an unforeseeable requirement exemption from market testing has been made under section 3.10.2 of Contract Standing Orders due to it being in the Council’s best economic interest to procure the amended requirement from the original supplier, as there is no reasonable alternative.