Published date: 30 October 2017

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


Closing: 1 August 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical services - 71356000

  • Environmental services - 90700000

  • Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services - 90712400

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£18,655

Procurement reference

tender_152083/628038

Published date

30 October 2017

Closing date

1 August 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Study to look at how ditch management can be changed to accelerate recovery from nutrient enrichment which will include dealing with the existing burden of phosphorus (P) in the system, covering:

• The effects of winter flooding
• The optimum frequency of de-silting and weed cutting in the ditches and ways of extporting nutrients from the system (ie. how to deal with dredgings)
• The partitioning of (P) between sediment, (P) and algae/Lemna and factors affecting this such as flow, water levels, seasonality and physico-chemical factors such as dissolved oxygen
• The luxury uptake of (P) by Lemna and the possibility of 'harvesting' Lemna and other macroalgae to reduce internal cycling and to export nutrients.
- Rapid ways of monitoring Lemna and algae cover (eg. drones)
- The interactions between water level management and the operation of structures and nutrient dynamics.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

19 October 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2018

Total value of contract

£18,655

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Plymouth University

Address

Drakes Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, Unired Kingdon

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Natural England
Peterborough
PE1 1NG
England

Email

Supplier.enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk