Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Defra Network eTendering Portal
17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
Contact
Leonie Cormac
Telephone
+44 2072385921
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PFAS Risk Screening Project Phase 4, Work Package 5 - Landfill Emissions Assessment
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71356000 - Technical services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The objective of this work programme is to improve our overall understanding of the scale and extent of PFAS, POPs and other hazardous substances from landfill emissions (leachate and gases) and their potential impact pathways on the terrestrial/fresh and water/marine environments.
The programme will therefore build an overall picture of landfill leachate and gaseous substances that are known to be, or that we suspect to be, harmful to the environment and explore their potential exposure pathways. This may be used to inform policy and regulation.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,955,829
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract is for the project entitled Landfill Emissions Assessment. This work programme is sub-divided into four ‘Lots’ which sit under the overarching PFAS Risk Screening Project which is now entering Phase 4 (2022 – 2025).
The wider PFAS Risk Screening Project, aims to assess and tackle the risks arising from a group of “forever chemicals” which are contaminating soil, groundwater, surface waters and gases that may pose a risk to human health. These four ‘lots’ build on previous work undertaken jointly by the EA and Defra on PFAS and a wider range of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). These chemicals are causing a global pollution problem. And the nature and scale of the problem in the UK is only now being fully realised.
The overarching objectives of the current studies (outlined below as four separate work packages) is to build on the outputs from preceding studies, to act on recommendations and to improve our understanding and knowledge. This will be achieved by developing sampling programmes to collect leachate, gas condensate, biosolids (sludges), groundwater, surface water and landfill gas from a variety of landfills and Sewage Treatment Works (STW) and/or Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTWs) and analyse for a number of POPS, PFAS and other hazardous substances.
The four lots comprise of:
• Lot 1 - Targeted sampling and assessment of non-hazardous raw and treated leachates, gas condensates and bio-solids (sludges) from a variety of on-site leachate treatment plants to evaluate percentage removal of PFAS and POP substances.
• Lot 2 - Assessment of PFAS and POPs in non-hazardous landfill leachate compared to other sources within domestic and industrial wastewaters.
• Lot 3 - Assessment of PFAS and POPs emissions/releases from non-hazardous landfill leachates to surface and groundwaters from unlined and lined non-hazardous landfills.
• Lot 4 - Study of a PFAS suite and other trace gas emissions from non-hazardous landfills.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-018569
Section five. Award of contract
Title
PFAS Risk Screening Project Phase 4, Work Package 5 - Landfill Emissions Assessment Lot 1-4
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18 November 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gutteridge, Haskins and Davey Limited
Level 1, Building 49 Thornton Science Park, Pool Lane Chester CH2 4NU
Chester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,955,829
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Courts of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom