Published date: 16 January 2019

Last edited date: 16 January 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 2 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£43,514

Procurement reference

tender_190549/738009

Published date

16 January 2019

Closing date

2 November 2018

Contract start date

7 January 2019

Contract end date

6 September 2019

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

The project will be commissioned as a package of three related evidence reviews on certain aspects of microplastics in the freshwater environment with the objective to summarise our current knowledge;

 Systematically review the range of current sampling and analytical methodologies used to detect, characterise and quantify microplastics in the freshwater environment and provide a balanced assessment on the robustness/quality of the data from these;

 Identify and assess the current understanding in relation to which types of microplastics are prevalent in freshwater systems and the transportation, fate and biological effects of these materials;

 Describe the gaps in our current knowledge with the aim of providing future direction for research to further our understanding of microplastics in the environment and the impact of microplastics on animal and plant life in freshwater environments.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Evidence Reviews on Analysis, Prevalence & Impact of Microplastics in Freshwater Environments

  • Opportunity
  • Published 8 October 2018

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Award information

Awarded date

11 December 2018

Contract start date

7 January 2019

Contract end date

6 September 2019

Total value of contract

£43,514

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Queen Mary, University of London

Address

Mile End Road, London, GREATER LONDON, E1 4NS, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

Charity Commission reference: 1113376

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Network Procurement

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

00

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gov.uk