--- title: "Emissions of intentionally added microplastics" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03f0a0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03f0a0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03f0a0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03f0a0.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL" published: "2023-08-17" --- # Emissions of intentionally added microplastics Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f0a0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03f0a0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03f0a0.json) ## Summary The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is seeking services for a project titled "Emissions of intentionally added microplastics" to improve understanding of the socio-economic, environmental, and human health impacts of microplastics in the UK. This research project is part of the 25-year Environment Plan commitments, focusing on achieving zero avoidable plastic waste and managing exposure to chemicals. The procurement stage is currently active. The tender has a total value of £200,000 and the contract period is set at 390 days, with a bid validity period of 90 days. The tender deadline for submissions is September 18, 2023. This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for research and development consultancy firms, environmental consultancy services, and organisations involved in social and economic research. The procurement method is an open procedure, catering to businesses interested in providing quality services related to environmental issues and research consultancy. Businesses can benefit from engaging in this tender by contributing to crucial policy discussions and actions aimed at addressing environmental pollution challenges related to microplastics, aligning with the UK's environmental commitments. ## Notice This project aims to improve our understanding of the potential socioeconomic, environmental and human health impacts of intentionally added microplastics in the UK. This project will then consider the impacts of different potential policy actions, including placing controls on emissions of intentionally added microplastics, physical and chemical mechanisms of pollution, quantity and environmental damage estimates of emissions to the environment from different sectors, estimates of costs to businesses for reformulation to use alternatives to microplastics, uncertainties around environmental damage estimations and human health costs. This project will collect and analyse data on these issues, in order to assess potential policy responses, in line with the 25-year Environment Plan commitments. The key policy commitments the evidence project sets out to address are (1) 4.2 Achieving zero avoidable plastic waste by the end of 2042 (2) 4.7 Managing exposure to chemicals. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This project aims to improve our understanding of the potential socioeconomic, environmental and human health impacts of intentionally added microplastics in the UK. This project will then consider the impacts of different potential policy actions, including placing controls on emissions of intentionally added microplastics, physical and chemical mechanisms of pollution, quantity and environmental damage estimates of emissions to the environment from different sectors, estimates of costs to businesses for reformulation to use alternatives to microplastics, uncertainties around environmental damage estimations and human health costs. This project will collect and analyse data on these issues, in order to assess potential policy responses, in line with the 25-year Environment Plan commitments. The key policy commitments the evidence project sets out to address are (1) 4.2 Achieving zero avoidable plastic waste by the end of 2042 (2) 4.7 Managing exposure to chemicals. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024168-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Aug 2023 | | Submission deadline | 18 Sep 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £200,000 | | Lots value | £200,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 73110000 - Research services - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 73210000 - Research consultancy services - 79311400 - Economic research services - 79315000 - Social research services - 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services ## Release History - 17 Aug 2023 at 11:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024168-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://atamis-9529.my.site.com/s/Welcome - 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 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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