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title: "Independent Monitoring of Radioactivity in the Environment and Drinking Water"
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# Independent Monitoring of Radioactivity in the Environment and Drinking Water

Buyer: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d7d2

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## Summary

The Environment Agency has recently completed a procurement process for the "Independent Monitoring of Radioactivity in the Environment and Drinking Water" contract. The contract falls under the services category and was awarded to SOCOTEC UK Limited with a value of £2,400,000. The procurement was initiated as a tender and was overseen by the Ministry or any other national or federal authority. The service involves technical testing, analysis, and consultancy services related to radioactivity monitoring in the UK. The contract was signed on 14th December 2023.

This tender presents significant business opportunities for companies in the technical testing and environmental monitoring sectors. Businesses that provide laboratory analysis services, sustainability-focused solutions, and quality assurance measures are well-suited to compete for this tender. The Environment Agency, the buying organisation, is located in London, UK, and the procurement process was carried out through an open procedure. Key award criteria included technical aspects (60%), sustainability (10%), and price (30%). The tender has now been cancelled.

## Notice

Independent Monitoring of Radioactivity in the Environment and Drinking Water

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Environment Agency is looking to issue a tender for a contract to cover two of its independent radiological monitoring programmes: 
* Independent monitoring of radioactivity in the environment
* Chemical and radiochemical analysis of sources of drinking water
These programmes are being integrated to allow for more sustainable and efficient sample collection. 
The programme of independent monitoring of radioactivity in the environment, looks at where radioactivity could lead to exposure to the public from non-food pathways such as the occupation of beaches, river banks or other areas. The programme mainly consists of sampling, dose rates measurements and laboratory analysis of radionuclide concentrations on samples taken from specified locations near nuclear sites in England and Wales.
The programme for chemical and radiochemical analysis of sources of drinking water provides an understanding of background radioactivity levels and enables the Environment Agency to provide information to Water Companies on the activity concentrations of radionuclides in raw water sources and provides supplementary data to the Environment Agency on the exposure of the public to radiation. The programme mainly consists of the contractor taking raw water samples from Water Company premises/assets (in England and Wales), thus requires liaison with Water Companies, and undertaking laboratory based chemical and radiochemical analyses of the water samples.

Options: +2 years + 2 years

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037108-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2023 - 30 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,400,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL) |
| 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 | SOCOTEC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71620000 - Analysis services
- 90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction

## Release History

- 18 Dec 2023 at 12:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037108-2023
- 20 Jun 2023 at 10:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017477-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

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