Published date: 8 October 2018

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Awarded contract (published 16 January 2019, last edited 16 January 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_190549/717962

Published date

8 October 2018

Closing date

2 November 2018

Contract start date

26 November 2018

Contract end date

26 August 2019

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

The project will be commissioned as a package of three related evidence reviews on certain aspects of microplastics in the freshwater environment with the objective to summarise our current knowledge;

1) Systematically review the range of current sampling and analytical methodologies used to detect, characterise and quantify microplastics in the freshwater environment and provide a balanced assessment on the robustness/quality of the data from these;

2) Identify and assess the current understanding in relation to which types of microplastics are prevalent in freshwater systems and the transportation, fate and biological effects of these materials;

3) Describe the gaps in our current knowledge with the aim of providing future direction for research to further our understanding of microplastics in the environment and the impact of microplastics on animal and plant life in freshwater environments.

The project is expected to commence in November 2018 and run for 9 months.

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About the buyer

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

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Email

Network.procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk