HDS Treatment Trails
Description: The Mining Remediation Authority (MRA) is undertaking this preliminary market engagement to better understand the availability of suppliers capable of delivering field-based High Density Sludge (HDS) pilot treatment trials for zinc bearing mine waters and to inform its procurement approach. In particular, the MRA wishes to understand the extent of supplier capability and capacity within the market for these specialist services. The MRA is seeking to procure a specialist supplier to design, provide, mobilise, operate and report on containerised pilot-scale HDS treatment trials for metal-contaminated mine water at three sites: the former Threlkeld Lead Mines in Westmorland and Furness; Abbey Consols Mine in Ceredigion, Mid Wales; and a site within the Minsterley catchment, Shropshire. The trials are required to validate HDS treatment performance, establish optimised operating conditions and (read more...)
Summary: The Mining Remediation Authority (MRA) is conducting a preliminary market engagement to identify suppliers for delivering High Density Sludge (HDS) pilot treatment trials focused on zinc-rich mine waters, scheduled within the planning stage. The initiative specifically targets three UK locations: Threlkeld Lead Mines in Westmorland and Furness, Abbey Consols Mine in Ceredigion, and Minsterley catchment in Shropshire. Interested parties are required to submit their Expressions of Interest by 19th August 2026 to proceed further in this bidding. The procurement process, falling under the services category and expected to exceed threshold values, includes understanding supplier capabilities for field-based trials, with full trial completion anticipated by 31st March 2027.