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title: "Environment Agency - Monitoring at shale-gas sites: developing environmental quality baselines"
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# Environment Agency - Monitoring at shale-gas sites: developing environmental quality baselines

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-754e0843-ea9d-48fb-bf7c-b8af2e57418d

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## Summary

The Environment Agency is seeking a contractor for a research project titled "Monitoring at shale-gas sites: developing environmental quality baselines," focusing on mapping baseline environmental data across two shale-gas sites in the UK. The tender is currently in the active stage and follows an open procurement method, with submissions required by 12:00 BST on 10 August 2018. The project aims to determine baseline environmental quality and provide best practices for monitoring, with a contract start date of 7 September 2018 and a completion date set for 29 March 2019. The anticipated contract value ranges between £25,000 and £45,000.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs), specialising in research and development consultancy services. Companies with expertise in analysing environmental data and those equipped to recommend best practices for monitoring will find this opportunity aligns with their capabilities. Engaging in this project allows contractors to contribute to significant research while potentially expanding their market presence and expertise in the energy sector.

## Notice

This is an Environment Agency research project where the successful contractor will take existing monitoring data and use these to determine the baselines at two shale-gas sites. The contractor will not be required to undertake any monitoring but will use the data available from third parties (including BGS). These baselines will be used by the successful contractor to identify "indicator levels" or criteria above which any observed concentrations of a particular substance are not consistent with the initial baseline. The work will also provide evidence for when changes in monitored concentrations may simply be due to normal variation. The monitoring data will cover air, surface water and groundwater. If hydraulic fracturing takes place during the lifetime of the project, the successful contractor will compare monitoring data (obtained by others) during hydraulic fracturing with the baseline. The successful contractor will provide recommendations on the best practice methods for undertaking the collection and analysis of pre-operational, and later operational, monitoring data that can be applied at other shale-gas sites. Additional information: Suppliers must provide all the information required by the document 'SC170018 Request for Quotation'. This information must be send by e-mail to the following address: oilandgas@environment-agency.gov.uk. The complete information must arrive before 12:00 on Friday 10 August 2018.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce5dbe13-7553-4870-9eaf-f6876342a6ef |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jul 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Aug 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 6 Sep 2018 - 29 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £45,000 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 20 Jul 2018 at 09:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce5dbe13-7553-4870-9eaf-f6876342a6ef

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce5dbe13-7553-4870-9eaf-f6876342a6ef
  20th July 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ce2dfdfd-e1ea-40a6-8ba3-6b1ecd90d870
  Request for quotation document
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/02459d18-2d62-475b-b1ab-568c9f444122
  Research and development terms and conditions

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