Published date: 19 October 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: 13 November 2020, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental impact assessment other than for construction - 90711000

  • Air quality management - 90731100

  • Air pollution protection services - 90731300

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£30,000 to £40,000

Procurement reference

CAS2020-2(WISG)

Published date

19 October 2020

Closing date

13 November 2020

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

30 November 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

Waste Incineration plant operating in the UK are required to meet the BAT AEL`s prescribed in the in the BAT conclusions for the Waste Incineration BREF by December 2023. BAT AEL`s are specified as a range and operators of Incineration plant are expected to be able to comply with the top of that range as a minimum. The Environment Agency's policy on setting ELVs in permits in response to BATCs is based on Defra Part A EPR guidance which requires the upper end of the range to be set, unless the operator proposes a lower limit or the local environment requires it. However, this is likely to change in the near future, meaning that lower ELVs could be set for certain pollutants.

BAT 29 of Waste Incineration BREF BAT Conclusions (BATCs) prescribes a BAT-AEL range for NOx (a priority pollutant in the UK) for existing plants of 50-150 mg/Nm3 (where the upper end of the range is 180 where SCR is not applicable) and 50-120 mg/Nm3 for new plants. It may be possible for existing (and new) incineration plants to further decrease their emissions beyond the top end of the BAT-AEL range by increased ammonia injection within their SNCR systems, and in some cases the use of SCR or catalytic bag filters at new plants. However, this may have cross-media impacts including increased ammonia (also a priority pollutant) and nitrous oxide (greenhouse gas) emissions, and SCR reduces plant efficiency, thereby increasing global warming potential.

The Environment Agency wants to further develop its understanding of the costs and cross-media impacts of requiring new and existing incinerators to meet lower NOx limits, which will in turn help inform its regulatory approach and ensure it strikes the right balance between minimising NOx while not significantly increasing other environmental impacts.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Ben Freeman

Address

Kingfisher House
Peterborough
PE2 5ZR
England

Telephone

0203 025 8978

Email

ben.freeman@environment-agency.gov.uk