Published date: 21 December 2022
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Contract summary
Industry
Research and development consultancy services - 73200000
Location of contract
SW1P 3JR
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
tender_314481/1154788
Published date
21 December 2022
Closing date
26 October 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
28 November 2022
Contract end date
30 May 2024
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Background
The UK has longstanding and comprehensive regulatory and monitoring regimes for priority chemicals in the environment, meanwhile research programmes both domestically and internationally have furthered human understanding of the potential harms caused by exposure to specific chemicals or groups of chemicals. The stock of existing chemicals that have not yet made their way into the environment and the development of new chemicals for use in processes and products are increasing rapidly and there is a need to better understand the overall effects and costs of damage from exposure. This is key to justifying action and determining the appropriate controls for effectively managing the risks they pose. If not managed appropriately, some chemicals can disrupt the populations of plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms in ways that can lead to ecological change.
Aim
To develop a methodology to measure and quantify the environmental impacts of chemical pollutants in the context of chemicals regulation within the UK. The avoided environmental damage costs from regulation can then be compared against the cost of controls.
Objectives
The objectives of this project are to:
1. To scope and develop a conceptual framework and methodology to measure and predict the effects of chemical pollutants on the environment. The impacts of these effects on the environment will need to be quantified and, ideally, monetised.
2. Develop methods which assess the differences in effects amongst chemical pollutants, which will support risk management and benefits monetisation of regulation.
Award information
Awarded date
23 November 2022
Contract start date
28 November 2022
Contract end date
30 May 2024
Total value of contract
£207,800
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
eftec
Address
10F Printing House Yard, Hackney Road, London, Hackney, E2 7PR, UNITED KINGDOM
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Defra
Address
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
England
Telephone
00
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