Awarded contract

Sywell Country Park Reservoir drawdown capacity improvement Project​

Details

Supplier(s)
Fox (Ownby) Ltd
Value
£1,180,000
Duration
2 years
Topic
Dam-reinforcement works
Published
3 June 2026

Tender description

​​The dam impounding Sywell Reservoir has been assessed by the Environment Agency (EA) as a Flood Category A (the highest), where a breach of the dam could endanger lives in a community.  The Council has a duty to ensure the reservoir is compliant with the Reservoir Act 1975, which includes the appointment of a supervising engineer to undertake annual inspections of the operation and maintenance of the reservoir, and undertake any maintenance and repairs recommended by the inspecting engineer. The 2022 inspection report identified a need to undertake a drawdown assessment of how quickly the water level in the reservoir can be lowered in emergency situations. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published3 June 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date3 June 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date2 February 2028in 15 months

About the buyer

North Northamptonshire Council is a unitary local authority that runs procurement through its own dedicated in-house team. Smaller purchases are sourced through written quotations, with a clear preference for suppliers based locally.

Over the past 5 years, most of North Northamptonshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and health and social work.

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