Published date: 7 July 2022

Last edited date: 7 July 2022

This notice was replaced on 7 October 2022

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

Awarded contract (published 7 October 2022)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Pollution investigation services - 90715000

  • Services related to toxic substances pollution - 90743000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£20,000

Procurement reference

ENV6005548R task 21.4

Published date

7 July 2022

Closing date

20 July 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

5 September 2022

Contract end date

14 February 2023

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

"PFAS have been used by pulp, paper, and paperboard facilities as an additive or coating to impart certain surfactant qualities to finished paper products. Some facilities have manufactured high-performance paper products, such as those requiring oil, grease, and/or moisture resistance, using additives mixed with the pulp before it is formed into paper. Other facilities apply coatings containing PFAS to the finished paper.
There are significant gaps in our understanding of PFAS emissions from paper manufacturing with little or no data available on the type of PFAS present and the emissions to the environment.
This project aims to commission a monitoring programme to establish the amount of PFAS emitted from wastewater and paper sludge from permitted paper mill sites, and aims to gather further information for Water Framework Directive (WFD) purposes and to assess compliance with restrictions. It is also aiming to gather information on the amounts or load of PFAS incoming to the mills carrying out paper recycling."

More information

Attachments

Additional text

"To apply the following 2 step process is to be followed:
1. Send email notification of participation to estelle.nma@environment-agency.gov.uk no later than 20th July 2022 and you will be sent an invite to register on the Authority's eMarketplace Solution. Please include the following information; contact name; name of company that will be responding; and email address. Formal registration is not required and you may proceed using a guest account.
2. Your final Response is to be submitted via the Authority's eMarkeplace Solution no later than 17:00 on Friday 5 August 2022. "

About the buyer

Contact name

Estelle Nma

Address

Environment Agency
Trentside Offices, Scarrington Road
West Bridgford, Nottingham
NG2 5BR
England

Email

estelle.nma@environment-agency.gov.uk