Published date: 1 August 2024

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


Closing: 15 July 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£90,451.20

Procurement reference

CF-0336700D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

1 August 2024

Closing date

15 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

22 July 2024

Contract end date

30 June 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

Objectives of this commission The Interdepartmental Group on Costs and Benefits (IGCB) is a Defra1 -led group of government analysts that provides analysis and advice relating to the quantification and valuation of local environmental impacts. It aims to do this through the development of methodology, evidence
reviews and subsequent recommendations. Further information can be found here.
The Noise subject group IGCB(N) published its most recent recommendations here in 2014. These recommendations have since been incorporated into the DfT transport analysis guidance
(WebTAG) here and the HMT Green Book here on appraisal and evaluation.
On 10th October 2018, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe published its Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region here. The guidelines provide recommendations for protecting human health from exposure to environmental noise originating from various sources: transportation (road traffic, railway and aircraft) noise, wind turbine noise and leisure noise. The development of the guidelines followed a rigorous methodology; their recommendations are based on systematic reviews of evidence published separately2.
The systematic review of environmental noise and annoyance considered evidence published
between 2000 and December 2014. The systematic review of environmental noise and sleep
disturbance considered evidence published between 2000 and December 2015. It is
acknowledged that there have been several high quality studies published since those considered by the WHO systematic reviews, that may further develop the knowledge and understanding of the link between noise exposure from wind turbines and annoyance and sleep disturbance

Award information

Awarded date

26 July 2024

Contract start date

22 July 2024

Contract end date

30 June 2025

Total value of contract

£90,451.20

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

WSP UK Ltd

Address

WSP House, 70 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1AF

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Adrian Ajibade

Address

17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK

Email

adrian.ajibade@defra.gov.uk