Major Infrastructure Planning and Consents, Support and Advisory Services

Description

To support Anglian Water Services in the development of its current and future major infrastructure programmes with the following activities: a) Strategic Consenting Advisory: advice on local and national planning policy, planning routes including in particular Development Consent Order (DCO), consenting strategy, development phase risk management and assurance of the planning development and preparedness for Examination (progressive and independent). b) Consenting Leadership & Management: Leadership of the projects consenting pathway and across a multi-disciplinary team throughout the pre-application and examination phases in accordance with relevant National Policy Statements, Planning legislation, associated guidance and relevant local policies. Strategic engagement with Local Planning Authorities, planning application for survey and early enabling works and assessment/ monitoring of overlapping planning applications. c) DCO Application & Examination Management: project and production management of the suite of DCO documents and deliverables integrating content across multi-disciplinary team, ensuring robust definition of deliverables and production management through the review and approval process aligned to schedule. Project and production management for the pre-examination and examination phases ensuring Anglian Water adheres to all procedural and statutory requirements. d) Specialist advisory services: support for specialist topics including Traffic & Transport planning case development and assessment; regulatory and consenting advice/support aligned to coastal and marine permits, coastal and marine consents application support. e) Stakeholder and consultation strategy and delivery: expert support for the development and execution of non-statutory and statutory consultation with a range of stakeholders ensuring legal compliance, risk mitigation and reputation management. f) Land and property support and advisory: land agency, referencing, access for surveys, consultation engagement, expert compulsory purchase advice and management associated with DCO planning applications. g) Environmental Services: expert advisory, strategy development, risk management, assurance and support in specialist areas such as Habitat Regulations Assessment. (The delivery of Environmental Impact Assessment is procured under Anglian Water's Programme Delivery Partner). h) Post-consent Support: Discharge of requirements, compliance monitoring in the delivery phases and variation management. The expected full framework agreement value is anticipated to be between approx. £50-99m over an expected 8 year period (4+4 year option). A bespoke Anglian Water Services Framework Agreement with provision for individual NEC4 PSC/PSSC's call off's (selecting the most appropriate main option for payment based on the activity) shall be utilised. Work allocation will be based on call off PSC/PSSC contracts via either mini competition or direct award mechanism, details to be provided as part of the the Tender Notice and Tender Documentation.

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