Official UK procurement notice
Risk profile of PFAS in distribution systems
Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis project will provide insights into the risk profile of PFAS chemicals in water supplies beyond the water treatment works stage. The study should include an assessment of PFAS in the network to determine if there are locations and materials and products that are deemed high risk to drinking water quality and evaluate the risks of PFAS migration or leachates from these areas of concern.
- No preliminary market engagement: R&D Exemption
CPV: Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£300,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- TECHNICAL: 70%
- COST: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- TECHNICAL
- COST
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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- 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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 24 Oct 2025, 09:18 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Oct 2025, 09:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Jan 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068029- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d2fbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submissions must be made via the Authority's eSourcing platform.
Timeline
24 Oct 2025 → 31 Jan 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published369 days ago24 Oct 2025, 09:18 BST
- Clarification questions by340 days ago21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline326 days ago5 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by288 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts270 days ago31 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published24 Oct 2025, 09:18 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender