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title: "Nutrient Credit Trading Scheme and Toolkit Feasibility Study"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-122487"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-01-09"
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# Nutrient Credit Trading Scheme and Toolkit Feasibility Study

Buyer: CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-122487

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## Summary

Carmarthenshire County Council, in partnership with Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, and Swansea, has completed the award stage for a services tender titled "Nutrient Credit Trading Scheme and Toolkit Feasibility Study." The awarded contract, signed on 10th November 2022, was given to Ove Arup & Partners Limited. This study aims to explore the feasibility of implementing a Nutrient Credit Trading system and developing a toolkit for best practices and information sharing, benefiting the South-West Wales region. This initiative is part of the EARTh programme, funded by the WEFO European Social Fund.

This tender offers significant opportunities for environmental engineering consultancies, energy-efficiency consultants, and business analysis consultancy services. By participating in such projects, businesses can leverage their expertise in environmental, geological, and energy-efficiency consultancy to provide valuable insights and innovative solutions. The contract's regional focus on South-West Wales allows local businesses to collaborate and contribute to regional economic and environmental sustainability. Suitable bidders would include firms with experience in research and development services, development consultancy, and environmental issues consultancy.

## Notice

The authorities of Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, and Swansea are jointly seeking suitable qualified and experienced consultants to undertake a feasibility study to determine if a Nutrient Credit Trading system along with the development of a 'toolkit' to identify best practice, information sharing and the creation of added value, is environmentally and economically viable in the South-West Wales region. The study should outline the requirements of successfully implementing a Nutrient Credit Trading system that would facilitate transference of mitigation benefit to developers in a simple and effective way.This piece of work is being commissioned by Carmarthenshire County Council on behalf of the partner authorities as part of the EARTh programme, funded through WEFO European Social Fund.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=122487 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CARMARTHEN |
| Post town | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA31 1JP |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL42 South West Wales |
| Local authority | Carmarthenshire |
| Electoral ward | Carmarthen Town North and South |
| Westminster constituency | Caerfyrddin |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OVE ARUP & PARTNERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 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

- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
- 71351200 - Geological and geophysical consultancy services
- 71351210 - Geophysical consultancy services
- 71351220 - Geological consultancy services
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 73111000 - Research laboratory services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 79315000 - Social research services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
- 79415000 - Production management consultancy services
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

## Release History

- 9 Jan 2025 at 08:43 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=122487
- 11 Jul 2022 at 16:44 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=122487

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=JUL404415&idx=1
  11th July 2022 - Specification
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=JUL404415&idx=2
  11th July 2022 - Terms and conditions

## Notice URLs

- http://www.arup.com
- https://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales

## Provenance

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