Expired contract

RDE 468 - Quarry trials of quieter technologies to clear unexploded ordnance

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): NPL
Value: £109,911
Duration: 3 months
Topic: Research and development consultancy services
Published: 16 January 2024
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Defra is seeking to commission work with the following aim and requirements: Aim: Conduct controlled quarry trials of quieter technologies to clear UXOs and determine to what degree they result in lower sound levels when compared to deliberate high-order detonation. Scope: The UXO clearance technologies used in the trials must be suitable for commercial application in the UK marine environment. The trials must be undertaken in a controlled environment rather than in the marine environment. This contract was awarded by DEFRA.

Timeline

Completed: Award date3 January 2024
Completed: Award published16 January 2024
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 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. 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.

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

73200000 · Research and development consultancy services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
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