Published date: 27 July 2021

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: 1 September 2021, 5:30pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£20,000

Procurement reference

SC210002

Published date

27 July 2021

Closing date

1 September 2021

Closing time

5:30pm

Contract start date

20 September 2021

Contract end date

28 February 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Reservoir engineering is used to achieve and maintain an adequate flow rate for conventional oil and gas operations, as well as geothermal heat and power. Physical and chemical engineering techniques to increase or restore (rock) formation permeability have been widely used for many years.
Using literature, experience and expert elicitation this project will improve our understanding of the physical and/or chemical processes involved with techniques to enhance rock permeability and identify potential environmental impacts by:
a) Provide detailed technical definitions of hydraulic fracturing and other physical and chemical techniques to enhance rock permeability.
b) Provide a summary of techniques for enhancing rock permeability (for oil/gas/geothermal/other industries) that are, or could be, used in England, including the quantity and composition of any injected fluids, pressures and repeated treatments and surface infrastructure and activities.
c) Assess the possible impacts of these techniques on the target and surrounding rock, fate of injected fluids (including by-products of fluid-rock interactions) and identify potential environmental risks.

More information

Attachments

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To apply please respond to the attached Invitation to Quote and associated documents. Email your response and/or questions to sian.loveless@environment-agency.gov.uk. Tenders to be received no later than 17:30 on September 1st 2021.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sian Loveless

Address

Red Kite House
Howbery Business Park
Wallingford
OX10 8BD
England

Telephone

07920873025

Email

sian.loveless@environment-agency.gov.uk