Published date: 15 May 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 17 March 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

KT15 3NB

Value of contract

£23,100

Procurement reference

tender_169946/674397

Published date

15 May 2018

Closing date

17 March 2018

Contract start date

16 April 2018

Contract end date

15 June 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Assessment and validation of the Intermediate Dynamic Model for Metal with specific reference to the use of zinc as a veterinary medicine.
1. Develop exposure scenarios to represent the range of zinc bioavailability conditions in the UK. These will be developed specifically to represent, as far as possible, UK pig farming conditions where zinc veterinary medicines are likely to be used.
2. Utilise the IDMM to predict the distribution of zinc from applied manures, for the developed exposure scenarios in Objective 1, over a specified time frame of upto five years and several time periods of perhaps 10 and 20 years.
3. Predict the local risk from zinc exposures at appropriate time points (up to five years and then up to when a risk is identified) for each environmental compartment detailed from the exposure scenarios developed in Objectives 1 and 2, taking account of zinc bioavailability.
4. Perform a sensitivity analysis to identify the likely influence of any changes, in terms of the magnitude and direction, of any of the key parameters (e.g. soil organic matter content, precipitation) in th eIDMM to assist in developing a focus for future validation and monitoring priorities.
5. Pseudo validate as many aspects of the IDMM as possible, utilising specific UK measured data. This is likely to involve validating portions of the IDMM against available data as opposed to the full model. Full validation is likely to be beyond the scope of this screening study, but key gaps will be identified and recommendations of how they may be filled will be made.
6. A technical summary of the evidence-base upon which the IDMM is based.
7. Develop an interpretive guide, in the form of a factsheet to the IDMM providing transparency and allowing challenge.

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Award information

Awarded date

17 April 2018

Contract start date

9 April 2018

Contract end date

9 June 2018

Total value of contract

£23,100

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

wca Environmental Ltd

Address

Brunel House Volunteer Way Faringdon SN7 7YR

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Wayne Lamport

Address

Defra
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk