Notice Information
Notice Title
Evidence review of water quality for NVZ assessment
Notice Description
Background The Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC) aims to protect water quality by preventing nitrogenous compounds from agricultural sources polluting ground and surface waters and by promoting the use of good farming practices. The EA is required under the terms of this Directive to identify waters which are or could become polluted by nitrogenous compounds and to designate these waters and all land draining to them as Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs). Farmers in designated areas must follow an Action Programme to reduce pollution from agricultural sources of nitrogenous compounds. The regulations require the EA to undertake a review every 4 years and make a recommendation on the NVZ designations for England. The next NVZ period is 1st January 2025 to 31 December 2028, the recommendation is due in 2024. There are 3 elements to this project, this contract is for parts 1) and 2) below; 1. determine what water quality monitoring data is available to inform the next NVZ Review and provide a high-level summary of that data (as well as key contextual data on water quality risks) 2. undertake a high-level assessment of whether the risk from nitrate pollution has changed (in scale and/or extent) between the previous and current Review Periods For information only, potential for part (3) to be commissioned at a later date when results from (1) and (2) above have been assessed: 3. critically assess whether the available data are adequate to apply the existing NVZ Review methodology robustly for the current NVZ Review period (2021-2024) and make detailed recommendations for any changes required to the methodology or for developing and implementing an alternative approach, if necessary. The contract scope is limited to English 'surface waters' (i.e. rivers) and groundwater.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-a961116f-5aa4-4a7d-914b-bed9b63ed8e0
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c65946b9-8164-44e7-bb3d-297ee366ccde
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
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- CPV Codes
73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £31,520 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £31,520 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Apr 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Feb 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Feb 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- 17 Feb 2023 - 31 Mar 2023 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEFRA
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS1 5AH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
- Hotwells and Harbourside
- Westminster Constituency
- Bristol Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c65946b9-8164-44e7-bb3d-297ee366ccde
25th April 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4d102f2-2d3f-492d-b168-50765b4e2946
29th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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