--- title: "Supervision and completion of air-quality studies for Onshore Oil & Gas research programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-94886666-2847-438d-90d9-ae038ba9bf53" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-94886666-2847-438d-90d9-ae038ba9bf53" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-94886666-2847-438d-90d9-ae038ba9bf53.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-94886666-2847-438d-90d9-ae038ba9bf53.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS" published: "2021-11-24" --- # Supervision and completion of air-quality studies for Onshore Oil & Gas research programme Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-94886666-2847-438d-90d9-ae038ba9bf53 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-94886666-2847-438d-90d9-ae038ba9bf53) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-94886666-2847-438d-90d9-ae038ba9bf53.json) ## Summary The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs is conducting a tender for the project titled "Supervision and completion of air-quality studies for Onshore Oil & Gas research programme." This initiative falls under the research consultancy services category and is set to take place in England. The tender is currently active, with a submission deadline for responses of 17:00 on 13 December 2021. The contract period is scheduled to commence on 20 December 2021 and conclude by 31 March 2022. The procurement process is structured as a limited competitive quotation, which is below the threshold. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in environmental consultancy, particularly those with expertise in air-quality monitoring and modelling, as well as knowledge of onshore oil and gas operations. SMEs and voluntary community social enterprises are encouraged to participate, given the project's collaborative nature which requires an experienced air-quality specialist. Businesses with skills in report preparation and the ability to liaise with scientific teams will be well-positioned to compete for this contract, contributing to essential research and publication activities for the Environment Agency. ## Notice This project will appoint an experienced air-quality specialist to support the supervision, completion and publication of 3 air-quality research projects on regulated Onshore Oil & Gas (OOG) sites. The first project comprises an analysis of ambient air-quality monitoring data that has been collected by the Environment Agency's Ambient Air Monitoring (AAM) team over 4 years at a shale-gas site at Preston New Road. The data are being analysed by the AAM team, and the specialist is required to liaise with that team so that the work is written up for publication as an EA research report. The second project comprises a review of the potential for using source-pathway-receptor (SPR) modelling to simulate the containment of gases at decommissioned wells, including the potential for fugitive releases from decommissioned wells to the atmosphere. This work has been undertaken by an external contractor and exists as draft report sections on 11 work packages, together with an overall commentary on SPR modelling of decommissioned wells. The specialist will check, edit and collate the draft sections and commentary, in consultation with the external contactor, ready for publication as an EA research report. The third project is a study to develop a protocol for monitoring of soil-gas at decommissioned wells - as a potential systematic procedure for assessing well integrity. This project has been let to an external contractor in November 2021 and will complete by 31/03/2022. The specialist will join the EA's supervisory team for this work in order to support the preparation of an EA Research report from drafts to be provided by the contractor for the soil-gas monitoring protocol. In order to prepare these 3 projects for publication, the specialist will need to liaise closely with the relevant study teams (within and outside EA), and with the EA's Lead Scientist for Air-Quality Research. This will include attendance at internal (within EA) OOG research reviews in order to report on progress and to exchange information with the project managers for other OOG research studies. The specialist may be asked to help with other air-quality research tasks on an occasional and flexible basis, although these requests/tasks will be a relatively minor component compared with completion of the 3 main project reports. The appointed specialist should have extensive skills at a Principal Scientist level including: understanding of environmental research methods; experience in air-quality monitoring and modelling; knowledge of onshore oil and gas operations including decommissioned wells; ability to collate, interpret and present results in technical reports; experience of working with project teams in order to prepare research reports for publication. The work is to be undertaken over a period of 15 weeks, so that the 3 projects are completed and ready for publication by 31 March 2022 in the format of reports for the Environment Agency's Chief Scientist's Group. Additional information: To apply please respond to the attached Invitation to Quote and associated documents. Email your response to roger.timmis@environment-agency.gov.uk. Tenders to be received no later than 17:00 on 13 December 2021. If you have any further questions about this tender then please e-mail roger.timmis@environment-agency.gov.uk. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3660d704-acad-4cf0-bdb3-b49ffde95422 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Nov 2021 | | Submission deadline | 13 Dec 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 20 Dec 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | LANCASTER | | Post town | Lancaster | | Postcode | LA1 4YQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire | | ITL 3 | TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre | | Local authority | Lancaster | | Electoral ward | University | | Westminster constituency | Lancaster and Wyre | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73210000 - Research consultancy services ## Release History - 24 Nov 2021 at 09:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3660d704-acad-4cf0-bdb3-b49ffde95422 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3660d704-acad-4cf0-bdb3-b49ffde95422 24th November 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1feb05dc-8b39-492a-8bbd-dc4e9abb225c Request for quotation ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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