# Supply of Fully Removable Temporary Flood Barriers

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Waveney District Council
- Contract winner: [Geodesign Barriers Limited](/contract-winners/geodesign-barriers/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £212,194
- Tender value: £212,194
- Award date: 11 July 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 20 September 2016
- Contract end: 19 September 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: ce94eead-aef4-4b46-9d09-6cf6da36f768-112123
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4badcc38-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

River regulation and flood control works\. Floodgates\. Flood-prevention works\. In December 2013 the Suffolk coast suffered the most significant sea-surge generated flood event since 1953\. Large parts of central Lowestoft were flooded by seawater, the majority of which came from overtopping of low parts of harbour quay walls in the outer harbour and Lake Lothing water areas\. WDC has secured funding to manage the risk of an early repeat flooding event by use of temporary, fully removable flood barriers\. WDC has secured funding to manage the risk of an early repeat flooding event by use of temporary fully, removable flood barriers\. The alignment is designed to generally locate the barrier onto a hard surface with vehicle access immediately adjacent to the deployment line\. There are small steps, typically kerbs, pinch points at openings in barriers and numerous changes of direction\. The line is split between public land, usually highway, and private land\. An important element of this contract will be the Public Services \(Social Value\) Act 2012\. This is a major contract for the Council and it will be a requirement for the Contractor \(if any contract awarded\) to consider how the Supplies or Services they provide might improve the economic, social and environmental well being of the area\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce94eead-aef4-4b46-9d09-6cf6da36f768-112123)