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PFAS Developing Targets & Quality Standards

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:27.

Opportunity overview

This project, to be completed by February 2026, will review the readily available hazard data for several specific PFAS, required to derive thresholds for human health via consumption of fish and for the protection of aquatic life. Where sufficient relevant and reliable data is available for each of the individual PFAS considered, this will be used to derive interim thresholds for these specific PFAS using the approach outlined in the EQS (Environmental Quality Standards) guidance (EC, 2018 - Guidance No 27 - Deriving Environmental Quality Standards - version 2018.pdf). In the absence of an EQS for these substances, these interim thresholds will be used by the Environment Agency (EA) to contextualise the concentrations of these substances detected from surface water monitoring and present in discharges to water environment to help understand the potential risk associated with the concentrations detected.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Jacobs UK Ltd

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£49.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£59.3k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PVJV-3436-ZCZP
Location
London, UKI44, SE1 2QG, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV73110000 — Research services

Lots

  • Lot 1£50k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C30566
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
11 Sept 2025, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
8 Aug 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
11 Sept 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
50,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
60,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
E01: Approach and Methodology – 35% E02: Proposed staff & expertise – 35% E03: Project Management – 20% E04: Sustainability – 10%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial
Type
cost
Description
Total Project Cost

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
27 Feb 2026, 23:59
Starts
29 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
27 Feb 2026, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
Please see Bidder Pack.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
049948-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
19 Aug 2025, 16:38

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
043577-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
28 Jul 2025, 15:49

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
6 Aug 2025, 23:59
Description
To enable written early market engagement on PFAS Developing Targets & Quality Standards. For further information, please contact jemma.godleman@defra.gov.uk for the specification and market engagement questionnaire.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNWW-1475-NYLN
Name
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PNWW-1475-NYLN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX
Name
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Role Details
Defra Group Commercial led the procurement.

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

Details

Identifier

Id
PNBD-3289-CDGX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-PPON-PVJV-3436-ZCZP
Name
Jacobs UK Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI44
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 2QG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Cottons Centre, Cottons Lane, London Bridge,

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
PVJV-3436-ZCZP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVJV-3436-ZCZP
Name
Jacobs UK Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
PFAS Developing Targets & Quality Standards
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
13 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
49,939.14
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
59,271.77

Period

Ends
28 Feb 2026, 23:59
Starts
14 Oct 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
065014-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
14 Oct 2025, 09:32

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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