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title: "Effects of Chemical Exposure on Whole Genome"
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# Effects of Chemical Exposure on Whole Genome

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2b4608eb-4e0d-403e-b895-92703cce3537

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## Summary

The Environment Agency has awarded a contract for the research laboratory services titled "Effects of Chemical Exposure on Whole Genome". The contract, valued at £419,446.49 GBP, was awarded to the University of Exeter. The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure (above threshold) with a tender period ending on 2nd March 2023. The contract period is scheduled to start on 5th May 2023 and end on 14th February 2025.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the research laboratory services industry, particularly those with expertise in understanding ecological impacts of chemical exposure on wildlife. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to provide novel effects indicators to predict sub-lethal effects in aquatic organisms caused by exposure to chemical mixtures would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process facilitated by the Environment Agency.

## Notice

The Environment Agency is a key delivery partner for the Defra 25 Year Environment Plan. The EA have been monitoring data for over 1500 chemicals that can be used to measure exposure at a single point in time, but there are no suitable measures of the effects on aquatic fauna or flora caused by that exposure. The Outcome Indicator H4 on the exposure and effects of chemicals on wildlife therefore requires development of novel effects indicators to demonstrate effects at the level of the individual that can be used to predict sub-lethal effects in aquatic organisms caused by exposure to chemical mixtures. The effects measures need to be robust, easily adoptable by a regulator and provide demonstrable environmental protection. Mixture effects are critical to understanding ecological impacts in the environment, as individuals are never exposed to single compounds in isolation, but all ecotoxicological data used to determine safe thresholds are based on exposure of a very small number of species under controlled experimental conditions using good laboratory practice standards. This leads to uncertainty in predicting impacts based on published Predicted No Effect Concentrations used to determine Environmental Quality Standards. This work will contribute to the development of an organism-based indicator to determine in-situ and in-laboratory culture effects and help to predict the scale of natural population impacts.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/565a6312-5074-472d-9d4c-06f1970cfb6e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 May 2023 |
| Contract period | 4 May 2023 - 14 Feb 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £419,446 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £419,446 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3HX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF EXETER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73111000 - Research laboratory services

## Release History

- 18 Apr 2024 at 10:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/565a6312-5074-472d-9d4c-06f1970cfb6e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/565a6312-5074-472d-9d4c-06f1970cfb6e
  18th April 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/09c80adc-9cce-4b9e-8c17-080d913d06db
  C15611_Short_Form_Contract - Signed_Redacted

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