Published date: 9 January 2020

This notice was replaced on 19 October 2021

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Awarded contract (published 19 October 2021, last edited 9 November 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_226047/827645

Published date

9 January 2020

Closing date

4 February 2020

Contract start date

18 March 2020

Contract end date

18 October 2020

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?

Yes

Description

The aim of the project is to provide evidence that informs policy development required to meet Defra's stated objective in the 25 Year Environment Plan of providing "clean and plentiful water".
The overarching research question is: how can we calculate how much water and what quality water the environment needs (both surface and groundwater)?
The objectives of the project are to:
- Undertake a review of what is known about the correlation between water resources and the state of the environment
- Identify the risks to/impact on the environment of insufficient water
- Identify the different potential approaches and explore their effectiveness, including the Ecological Flow Indicator (EFI)
- Review the potential impact of climate change scenarios
- Provide recommendations on new approaches that could be used to balance societal and environmental demand
- Engage with stakeholders to test the acceptability of these above new approaches

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About the buyer

Address

DEFRA
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gov.uk