Published date: 26 February 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: 18 March 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Steel - 14622000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£45,000

Procurement reference

tender_232283/838149

Published date

26 February 2020

Closing date

18 March 2020

Contract start date

13 April 2020

Contract end date

12 June 2020

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

The Authority are seeking suppliers for Research into Economic, Environmental and Social Opportunities around options with scrap metal, particularly steel. Defra are seeking a researcher to research the economic, environmental and social issues and opportunities around options with scrap metal, particularly steel, including greater availability, reduced exports/ retained value, increased use in UK, the barriers to increased use, ways to overcome these, opportunities and implications for policy, including the benefits, costs and risks of any intervention and to make recommendations.

The project therefore needs to also consider whether there is an environmental case for avoiding export of scrap metal and whether more scrap can be used in the UK steel sector, including in blast furnace production.


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About the buyer

Address

Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Dionne.Morgan@defra.gov.uk