Expired contract

Modelling and Mapping of Critical Loads and Critical Levels Exceedance

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
Value: £541,405
Duration: 4 years
Topic: Research services
Published: 21 August 2020
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Defra funds the National Focal Centre which collects, collates and maps the UK impacts of sulphur dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and ammonia (NH4) and submits data into ICP Modelling and Mapping. The contract produces impact data from these pollutants for the four UK countries and is used to assess the success of policies to reduce emissions (under CLRTAP and the NECD).

Timeline

Completed: Award date13 July 2020
Completed: Award published21 August 2020
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 May 2024

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Suppliers register on the DEFRA eCommercial website, Atamis, to compete for contract opportunities across the department. Larger opportunities are advertised through the Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

73110000 · Research services

Decision makers

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