Published date: 31 July 2020

This notice was replaced on 28 September 2020

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 28 September 2020)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Waste analysis services - 79723000

  • Environmental issues consultancy services - 90713000

  • Sectoral environmental auditing services - 90714300

    • Activity specific environmental auditing services - 90714400

    • Pollution investigation services - 90715000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

tender_242593/871301

Published date

31 July 2020

Closing date

14 August 2020

Contract start date

12 October 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

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?

No

Description

The Environment Agency is seeking to put a contract in place with a consultant to undertake a study to report on the presence of the persistent organic pollutants Decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE) and Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) in the domestic seating waste stream.

Bidders must be able to evidence previous experience of successfully delivering similar work to a high standard, including the expertise and quality of the laboratory services required for the sample analysis.

The findings and subsequent report will inform future regulatory approaches to the management of domestic seating waste, including for example sofas, armchairs, and chairs with upholstered seating.

A full tender pack and project scope is available from the Defra Bravo ePortal
https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk.
If you wish submit a tender for this contract, you should complete the tender documents as instructed in the pack and return your completed submission by the deadline stated in the documents.
This is an Open tender procedure, there is no requirement to complete a pre-qualification exercise but it would be helpful if you could confirm your intention to bid or decline the opportunity ahead of the tender deadline once you have reviewed the tender documents.
If you have any questions regarding the opportunity, please use the messages facility in Bravo to request further information.

More information

Links

Additional text

More information and a full tender pack is available for download from the Defra Bravo ePortal. Your organisation must be registered on the portal to download the information. Details of how to register are available on the website landing page.

About the buyer

Contact name

Carol Caddick

Address

PO Box 12, Richard Fairclough House, Knutsford Road
Warrington
WA7 1HG
England

Email

carol.caddick@environment-agency.gov.uk

Website

https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk