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title: "RDE671 Regulatory threshold values for PFAS"
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# RDE671 Regulatory threshold values for PFAS

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b13856c9-770e-4213-a64c-96d3d96630b9

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## Summary

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The Environment Agency has completed the procurement process for the tender titled "RDE671 Regulatory threshold values for PFAS". This project falls under the industry category of research and development consultancy services and is broad in its geographical scope, including British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, ISle of Man, the UK, and other regions globally. The procurement method used was selective, specifically a call-off from a framework agreement, and the contract period begins on 21 October 2024 and ends on 20 March 2025. The total contract value is £79,289. Key dates to note include the end of the tender period on 14 October 2024 and the award date on 8 October 2024.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in environmental consultancy, chemical research, and regulatory compliance. Companies with expertise in assessing environmental risks and developing regulatory standards for synthetic chemicals, particularly PFAS, will find this project valuable. Additionally, the project suits small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) looking to expand their portfolio in the public sector. The successful supplier, Jacobs UK Ltd, exemplifies the kind of firm that can leverage such opportunities to foster growth and innovation.

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## Notice

PFAS are a very large and chemically diverse group of synthetic fluorinated organic chemicals, widely used in industrial applications and consumer items. They are extremely persistent in the environment. Some PFAS bioaccumulate and are harmful to human health, with reported effects including reproductive and developmental effects and impaired immune function. In the UK, available monitoring data for surface waters indicates significant environmental contamination by variable and complex mixtures of PFAS, especially in locations near sites with high PFAS use and release such as airports and PFAS manufacturing and formulation sites. Understanding the impact of PFAS on the environment and on human health via environmental exposure is a rapidly developing area of research. Whilst a few PFAS, such as PFOA, are relatively well studied, the majority of PFAS lack sufficient data to fully identify and characterise their hazards. Additionally, there is uncertainty over how to assess mixture toxicity for this group of substances. Development of adequately robust approaches for identifying and characterising the hazards for both individual PFAS and mixtures are an urgent need globally, as regulators and the scientific research community strive to interpret the significance of environmental PFAS concentrations measured and determine acceptable environmental thresholds for regulatory risk management action. In the UK, there is currently an Environmental Quality Standard (EQS) for PFOS, which is used in the regulation of discharges of water. However, there is an operational need for robust, evidence-based thresholds for additional PFAS to assist the Environment Agency to manage environmental risk from other PFAS, either as individual chemicals or as a group. This includes those PFAS frequently detected in the water environment, for example, PFBS, PFHxS, PFHxA and PFPeA. Several approaches for determining regulatory thresholds for PFAS have been proposed globally by regulatory authorities. This includes thresholds for individual PFAS as well as groups of PFAS. A recent example is a proposal published by the EU to use the Relative Potency Factor (RPF) approach to derive an EQS for 24 PFAS (EU, 2024)*. Varying approaches have been taken when deriving such thresholds to deal with the existing knowledge gaps on the hazardous properties of PFAS. We require a review of the existing regulatory and research landscape to establish a robust scientific understanding of knowledge globally on approaches to standard setting for PFAS. This is needed to inform our future approach to derive robust regulatory thresholds for PFAS in England including future EQS derivation for PFAS.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9771f8b-7378-40c2-98c1-3d0837b06cab |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | 20 Oct 2024 - 20 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £79,289 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £79,289 |
| 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 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | JACOBS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 24 Oct 2024 at 09:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9771f8b-7378-40c2-98c1-3d0837b06cab

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a9771f8b-7378-40c2-98c1-3d0837b06cab
  24th October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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