Published date: 19 August 2024

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


Closing: 12 August 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£62,730

Procurement reference

CF-0350300D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

19 August 2024

Closing date

12 August 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

19 August 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Under the water industry national environment programme (WINEP) 2024 price review (PR24), water companies are required to carry out investigations in estuarine and coastal protected areas (Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), Special Protection Areas (SPAs), Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) and Ramsar sites), where there is evidence that conditions are unfavourable for nutrients and water company assets may be significant contributors to nutrient loading. As part of these investigations, 3D hydrodynamic models will be built to model dispersion of contaminants (in particular nutrients) from Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTWs) and other sources and will predict concentrations of contaminants in space and time from point discharges. These investigations have been put forward by Natural England (NE) under Habitats Directive and SSSI drivers.
NE have requested 11 models in estuaries and costal protected areas which are considered unfavourable for nutrients. This is alongside six sites put forward by the Environment Agency (EA) to model chemicals. This contract will be focused on nutrient investigations led by NE, although in some instances models will jointly include chemicals and nutrient investigation so some elements may be combined.
Once produced, the models will aid in improving NE/EA's understanding of the concentration of contaminants in receiving waters and protected areas, to enhance our capability to assess the potential risks and impacts on protected features. These models will be essential to inform decision making when establishing appropriate permit limits for the WwTW needed to restore each estuarine and coastal protected areas to favourable nutrient conditions.
Reporting on progress will be required through a seven step phased process:
Phase 1: Review of behaviour of pollutants of concern in UK estuaries, including sediment
attachment/detachment. (Complete Sept 2023)
Phase 2: Review of existing models.
Phase 3: Data review and gap analysis.
Phase 4: Data collection.
Phase 5: Model development and calibration
Phase 6: Model validation
Phase 7: Scenario testing, with a view to determining permit limits
Models will be produced in line with the model scope produced jointly by the EA and NE, which sets out the specification of requirements for models to be delivered (see Appendix A).

Award information

Awarded date

19 August 2024

Contract start date

19 August 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£62,730

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Jeremy Benn Associates Limited (t/a JBA Consulting)

Address

1 Broughton Place, Old Lane North, Broughton, Skipton BD23 3FD

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Adrian Ajibade

Address

17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK

Email

adrian.ajibade@defra.gov.uk