--- title: "An assessment of the impact of an Industrial Estate on the Ecological Integrity of the River Mease" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a91f60ca-395d-49a3-8802-2c111918f56b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a91f60ca-395d-49a3-8802-2c111918f56b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a91f60ca-395d-49a3-8802-2c111918f56b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a91f60ca-395d-49a3-8802-2c111918f56b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL" published: "2017-08-09" --- # An assessment of the impact of an Industrial Estate on the Ecological Integrity of the River Mease Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a91f60ca-395d-49a3-8802-2c111918f56b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a91f60ca-395d-49a3-8802-2c111918f56b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a91f60ca-395d-49a3-8802-2c111918f56b.json) ## Summary The procurement process, initiated by the Defra Network eTendering Portal, involves a tender titled "An assessment of the impact of an Industrial Estate on the Ecological Integrity of the River Mease." This procurement falls under the category of marine research services, with additional classifications in environmental services and environmental impact assessments. The tender is active and set to close on 5th September 2017, for services that will begin on 2nd October 2017 and run until 31st March 2018, aimed at assessing the ecological impacts in England. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on environmental and marine research services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies with expertise in ecological assessments, water quality monitoring, and related environmental services are well-positioned to compete for this contract, thereby contributing to initiatives aimed at improving ecological integrity in protected areas. ## Notice Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs) are collectively known as Natura 2000 sites and are protected under European legislation for their important wildlife and habitats. In England there are 337 Natura 2000 sites covering 2,077,276 hectares. Many river SSSI/SAC are unfavourable due to water quality, in particular Orthophosphate. It is recognised that diffuse pollution, along with point source pollution are the major contributors to excessive loading of orthophosphates. Natural England's SSSI remedies programme includes catchment sensitive farming and agri environment schemes as mechanisms for achieving favourable condition. Our objective for 'Favourable Condition' in SSSI's/SAC's designated for river habitat, including water quality targets has been set out in Common Standards agreed by the UK conservation agencies. They apply equally to SAC and SSSI designations and relate to the availability of the river (as a representative of its type) to provide favourable habitat conditions for the characteristic biological community, rather than conditions which might favour a particular species. Water and sediment quality has a fundamental effect on the physical habitat, species and ecosystem within the river. Natural England recognises the need to provide a robust evidence base of the impact of heavy metals and road salts, generated from an industrial estate at Measham, are having on the ecological integrity of the River Mease in order to meet favourable condition and WFD targets for SAC Rivers. Previous data collected by Plymouth University and APEM, through a highways survey indicated runoff issues associated with heavy metals and demonstrated contamination to river bed substrate that is in excess of guidelines for risk to aquatic life. At road crossing nodes throughout the catchment, elevated copper, zinc and lead concentrations were observed in stream sediments. Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses e-tendering, provided by Bravosolutions. In order to access the Bravo system you will need to be registered. Could I therefore request that you register on the Bravo portal for Defra. If you're already registered on the Bravo portal please check that your registration includes Defra, as you have to specify us in order to correctly receive the tender documents. If you have any problems with the registration process, please contact the Bravo helpline on 0800 368 4850 or alternatively email them at help@bravosolution.co.uk. The link you require for new registration/amendments to registrations is - https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a0f1a6a0-713a-4314-855f-1237e5739116 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Aug 2017 | | Submission deadline | 5 Sep 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2017 - 31 Mar 2018 | | 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 | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL | | Locality | PETERBOROUGH | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE1 1NG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough | | Local authority | Peterborough | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Peterborough | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 73112000 - Marine research services - 90700000 - Environmental services - 90711400 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction - 98360000 - Marine services ## Release History - 9 Aug 2017 at 11:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a0f1a6a0-713a-4314-855f-1237e5739116 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a0f1a6a0-713a-4314-855f-1237e5739116 9th August 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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