Published date: 5 August 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 23 August 2021, 11:45pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP616617878

Published date

5 August 2021

Closing date

23 August 2021

Closing time

11:45pm

Contract start date

1 September 2021

Contract end date

14 January 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The objectives of this work are to:
Gather and analyse operational data that will enable us to understand current industry knowledge on plastic contamination levels in composts and digestates with a view to reducing plastic contamination
Understand the implications for composts and digestates of the introduction of the Fertilising Products Regulations and pending work on the Resource framework by the Environment Agency.


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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.


About the buyer

Contact name

Lee Wilkinson

Address

Blenheim Court
Banbury
OX16 5BH
UK

Telephone

01295819900

Email

Lee.Wilkinson@wrap.org.uk