Published date: 22 July 2024

Last edited date: 5 August 2024

This notice was replaced on 2 October 2024

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Awarded contract (published 2 October 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£20,000 to £32,000

Procurement reference

ENVEBP00722R

Published date

22 July 2024

Closing date

23 August 2024

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

9 September 2024

Contract end date

9 December 2024

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

Final effluent continuous monitoring surrogate parameters. This project will be completed via an evidence gathering desk top exercise focused on, but not limited to, a review of relevant literature, academic papers, technical documents, discussions with those undertaking final effluent continuous monitoring using surrogates, research and development, video/webinar presentations and other sources of information associated with using surrogates in final effluent continuous monitoring. Where possible this exercise should focus on gathering information and data from Water Companies in England. The information gathered will be presented and summarised in a written technical report which focuses on the areas of interest as set out above. This research project will be completed over a 3 month period.

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Question:
The proposal focuses on turbidity as a surrogate for BOD and suspended solids. Are closely related parameters to also be considered as surrogates? For example, ion selective probes using ammonium / phosphate to estimate ammonia / phosphorus?
Answer:
The focus was on using a totally different parameter and deriving results for another, such as turbidity for suspended solids. If you think there would be any benefit on discussing using different forms of calculations for parameters and how that will benefit on the requirements needed for final effluent continuous monitors, then please do. Our thought is that this will be taken into account in the final effluent continuous monitoring technology project.
Question:
The proposal asks for using water company data on surrogates. If such information is provided may it be documented only in anonymous, summarised form?
Answer:
Yes, continuous data will need to be sourced from the Water Companies. This data can be documented and summarised as anonymous if needed.

About the buyer

Contact name

Susanne Whittaker

Address

Environment Agency
Chichester Office, Oving Road
Chichester
PO20 2AG
England

Telephone

07920500436

Email

susanne.whittaker@environment-agency.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency