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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: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-47db0287-7d07-400e-b2d0-dcd77f8e1f7d

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## Summary

The Environment Agency has issued a tender titled "Effects of Chemical Exposure on Whole Genome" in the research laboratory services category. The tender aims to develop novel indicators to measure the effects of chemicals on wildlife, with a focus on aquatic fauna and flora. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender deadline is set for March 1, 2023. The contract period is scheduled to start on April 19, 2023, and end on February 14, 2025.

This tender by the Environment Agency presents an opportunity for businesses involved in research laboratory services, especially those with expertise in ecological impacts and chemical exposure effects on wildlife. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are well-suited to compete, given the procurement's focus on developing robust and easily adoptable effects measures to predict sub-lethal effects in aquatic organisms. Interested businesses can explore the potential for contributing to environmental protection and enhancing ecological understanding through the development of innovative solutions in this field.

## 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/dff0336b-92de-4aab-91fa-8c9dc13309fb |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 18 Apr 2023 - 14 Feb 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JR |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73111000 - Research laboratory services

## Release History

- 30 Jan 2023 at 16:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dff0336b-92de-4aab-91fa-8c9dc13309fb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dff0336b-92de-4aab-91fa-8c9dc13309fb
  30th January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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