Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 17 Mar 2025, 12:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Near Surface Disposal Permit Requirements

Official notice

Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£47,840£57,408 inc. VAT12.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Apr 2025awarded 2 Jun 2025
Awarded to INTERA Geosciences UK Limited
Contract term 3 moends 29 Aug 2025 · starts 2 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The project will collate national and international knowledge and practices on appropriate radioactive substance regulation permit requirements (e.g. relating to facility design, waste inventory, waste activity concentration, heterogeneity) for different near surface disposal facilities and settings to assist in making informed decisions on permit requirements. Project completion is scheduled for the end of August 2025.

CPV: Research consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£47,840
Contract period: 2 Jun 2025 – 29 Aug 2025 (3 mo)Value: £47,840 exc. VAT · £57,408 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: The tenders are going to be assessed based on both commercial cost and technical evaluation

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Mar 2025, 12:33 GMT
Last source update
7 Aug 2025, 11:45 BST
Authority reference
NSD Project
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009634
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Research consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04edc7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
11 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
28 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.

Your response must be sent to amy.furniss@environment-agency.gov.uk by 17:00 on 11/04/2025.

If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to amy.furniss@environment-agency.gov.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.

Timeline

17 Mar 2025 → 7 Aug 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Mar 2025, 12:33 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    28 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    11 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    2 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 11:45 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Mar 2025, 12:33 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    17 Mar 2025, 12:36 GMT
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    17 Mar 2025, 14:35 GMT
    UK4
  4. Contract details notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 11:45 BST
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    7 Aug 2025, 11:45 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-03: 1 release · 17 Mar 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £42,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
INTERA Geosciences UK LimitedSME£42,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Environment Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNWW-1475-NYLN Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • INTERA Geosciences UKAwarded supplier Eagle House, 28 Billing Road, Northampton, East Midlands, NN1 5AJContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
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