Official UK procurement notice
Daphnia magna Bioaccumulation Project
Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)·On behalf of: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBuilding upon the Environment Agency (2025) evidence review, and considering the findings of Çelik et al. (2025), we are looking to employ a contractor, with expertise in performing D. magna ecotoxicology studies and method development, to perform a comprehensive assessment of the use of D. magna for screening the B potential of substances. This is being procured under the Research and Development exemption (Schedule 2, Part 1, Section 22 Procurement Act 2023). Please find below a link to the pre-market engagement notice: www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032740-2025 ↗
CPV: Environmental services · Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£190,000
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within Bidder Pack Part Two.
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Total Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Total Cost: As detailed in Bidder Pack Part Two.
- Technical: E01 - Technical Expertise and experience (25%) E02 - Approach and Methodology (50%) E03 - Project Management (15%) E04 - Consideration of sustainability and social value (10%) Further details within the Bidder Pack Part 2.
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within Bidder Pack Part Two.
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Jul 2025, 12:17 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Aug 2025, 12:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Aug 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036757- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055779Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Jul 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published2 Jul 2025, 12:17 BST
- Clarification questions by28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by27 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published29 Aug 2025, 12:50 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2025- Tender notice published2 Jul 2025, 12:17 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published21 Jul 2025, 10:26 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST21 Jul 2025, 10:26 BST+11 days · was 28 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Procurement termination notice published29 Aug 2025, 12:50 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete29 Aug 2025, 12:50 BST
Published amendments (1)
Extension to the tender submission deadline. (Amended from 28/07/2025 to 08/08/2025)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 29 Aug 2025 | CancelledDue to budgetary constraints the Authority has taken the decision to abandon this Tender exercise. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSBeneficiary authority
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSProcuring entityDefra Group Commercial managing the procurement
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender