ES RDE 072 - Otter tissue analysis for PFAS and other persistent chemicals
Details
- Buyer
- Environment Agency
- Supplier(s)
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
- Value
- £53,799.36
- Duration
- 7 months
- Topic
- Research and development services and related consultancy services
- Published
- 9 September 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Environment Agency Self-Service Direct Award. This project, to be delivered between August 2026 and March 2027, aims to enhance the Environment Agency’s understanding of the presence of PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) in the environment by analysing otter liver tissue samples. As otters are the top predators in freshwater ecosystems, they are excellent bioindicators of aquatic environmental health and pollution trends. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published9 September 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date9 September 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date30 March 2027in 5 months
About the buyer
The Environment Agency is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra, and buys as a central agency for flood risk, water quality and pollution control. Flood and coastal risk schemes are delivered mainly through the Collaborative Delivery Framework, alongside frameworks for mapping, modelling and property flood resilience. These frameworks run through a central contract management system. Commercial oversight sits with Defra Group Commercial, alongside the Environment Agency's own project teams.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Environment Agency's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and research and development.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@environment-agency.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@environment-agency.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@environment-agency.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@environment-agency.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@environment-agency.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@environment-agency.gov |
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