Published date: 17 October 2024

Last edited date: 1 November 2024

This notice was replaced on 26 November 2024

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

Awarded contract (published 26 November 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental issues consultancy services - 90713000

  • Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction - 90713100

Location of contract

WR5 2QT

Value of contract

£30,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

INS301-02-18

Published date

17 October 2024

Closing date

17 November 2024

Closing time

11:45pm

Contract start date

28 November 2024

Contract end date

21 March 2025

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

To support the OEP in reaching a position on the issues, risks and opportunities posed by actual or potential regulatory divergence on environmental protection in Northern Ireland. Having set out the wider background, we then require a more detailed assessment of the issues that any such regulatory divergence could have for nutrient management in Northern Ireland.
3.2 This objective will be achieved through review and explanation of the following areas, as described further in section 5:
A.
Regulatory background impacting NI, with specific focus on the environment.
B.
Current understanding/position of regulatory divergence relevant to the environment.
C.
Regulation relevant to nutrient management, particularly agricultural and wastewater.
D.
Forward look at potential options and likely scenarios.
E.
Key risks and opportunities for environmental regulation, and particularly nutrient management, in Northern Ireland

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

INS301-02 NI Nutrients - Divergence on Nutrients between NI and RoI

  • Opportunity
  • Published 17 October 2024

Links

Additional text

Closing Date extended until the 17th November. To support the OEP in reaching a position on the issues, risks and opportunities posed by actual or potential regulatory divergence on environmental protection in Northern Ireland. Having set out the wider background, we then require a more detailed assessment of the issues that any such regulatory divergence could have for nutrient management in Northern Ireland.

This objective will be achieved through review and explanation of the following areas, as described further in section 5:

Regulatory background impacting NI, with specific focus on the environment.

Current understanding/position of regulatory divergence relevant to the environment.

Regulation relevant to nutrient management, particularly agricultural and wastewater.

Forward look at potential options and likely scenarios.

Key risks and opportunities for environmental regulation, and particularly nutrient management, in Northern Ireland 

About the buyer

Contact name

Stephen Ball

Address

Wildwood
Wildwood Drive
Worcester
WR5 2QT
England

Telephone

07385952327

Email

stephen.ball@theoep.org.uk