Published date: 1 December 2020

Last edited date: 15 December 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.


Closing: 6 January 2021, 5:30pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£20,000

Procurement reference

SC200005

Published date

1 December 2020

Closing date

6 January 2021

Closing time

5:30pm

Contract start date

20 January 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

"The UK is set to reduce emissions to Net Zero by 2050. To do this, and continue to meet energy demand, a wide range of low carbon energy sources are needed. This will likely include contributions from emerging technologies that make use of the deep subsurface onshore, such as energy storage (hydrogen/compressed air energy storage (CAES)/aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES)/methane) and geothermal energy. It may include technologies not currently licensed onshore such as carbon capture and storage (CCS).
This project will identify, via a quick scoping review of published and grey literature, possible environmental impacts associated with emerging onshore low carbon technologies and their use of the subsurface to enable the EA to manage effectively their environmental risks and prevent unintended barriers to their development. It will:
a) Conduct a quick scoping review (QSR) to identify potential environmental impacts and unintended consequences from low carbon energy technologies and their use of the deep subsurface onshore.
b) Summarise and illustrate potential environmental impacts through conceptual source-pathway-receptor diagrams that can be used by the EA to understand and manage environmental risks and policy implications.
c) Identify gaps in scientific knowledge and priorities for further research in this area.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

To apply please respond to the attached Invitation to Quote and associated documents. Email your response and/or questions to sian.loveless@environment-agency.gov.uk . Tenders to be received no later than 17:30 on January 6th 2021.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sian Loveless

Address

Red Kite House
Howbery Business Park
Wallingford
OX10 8BD
England

Telephone

07920873025

Email

sian.loveless@environment-agency.gov.uk