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Cement Kilns Destruction Efficiency of Persistent Substances

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:36.

Opportunity overview

The purpose and scope of the project is to undertake a study to determine the destruction efficiency (DE) and destruction and removal efficiency (DRE), for specified POPs and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals, in relevant waste related materials, at two UK cement kilns that use waste as a fuel. This will be achieved by feeding representative waste materials containing high levels of the relevant POPs and PFAS into the process and measuring their presence in all products, residues, emissions and releases that are outputs of the process, without compromising cement clinker quality. The project will also quantify releases or emissions of chemicals indicative of sub-optimal or incomplete destruction of POPs and PFAS. The work will involve: • In year 1, preparing the sampling plan for testing in year 2. This will require identifying and obtaining suitable waste materials, containing sufficient POPs and PFAS, visiting participating cement kilns to understand processes and access points, and identifying suitable laboratories and analytical methods. This should be completed by the end of February 2026. • In year 2, undertaking testing, sampling and laboratory analysis for the first cement kiln. This should be completed, with an interim report submitted, by the end of February 2027. • In year 3, adapting the approach as needed from the previous year, and undertaking testing, sampling and laboratory analysis for the second cement kiln. This should be completed with a final report submitted by the end of February 2028.

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.

Water Research Centre

Matched by normalised name
Published award value
£449.2k
Awarded
13 Nov 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PWHC-1765-ZWWW
Location
Helsby, UKD63, WA6 0AR, United Kingdom

Water Research Centre Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£449.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Nov 2025
Including VAT
£539k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PWHC-1765-ZWWW
Location
Helsby, UKD63, WA6 0AR, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV73110000 — Research services

Lots

  • Lot 1£450k

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
C29916
Status
complete
Published risks
Contract break clauses Poor performance Extension for deliverables Increase in cost
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
053359-2025
Description
Submission Deadline has been extended.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
28 Oct 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
22 Sept 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Financial Terms
The business area will be sent the information required to raise the PO number via the SOP system.

Enquiry period

Ends
22 Sept 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
450,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
540,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
E01: Organisation Experience, Capability and Resources – 20% E02: Understanding Project Objectives – 10% E03: Approach and Methodology – 30% E04: Proposed Project Team – 15% E05: Project Management – 10% E06: Sustainability – 15%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial
Type
price
Description
Total Cost of Contract

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
25 Feb 2028, 23:59
Starts
12 Nov 2025, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Please see Bidder Pack Part Two
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
Please see Bidder Pack Part Two

Items and delivery

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

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
053359-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
3 Sept 2025, 08:39

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
A preliminary market engagement notice was not published due to the specification of the requirement being already established and clear. Therefore, there was no additional input from suppliers in the market to help with developing the requirement and approach to the procurement. The supplier base is already known within the market. There was also no publishing of a Planned procurement notice, due to their being less than 40 days between present day and the ITT needing to be going out to the potential suppliers. This is also a strategic and commercially sensitive project. This project also meets the Procurement Act 2023 – Schedule 2, Part 1, Section 22 – Research and Development Services (Research and Development Exemption).

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 is managing 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-PWHC-1765-ZWWW
Name
Water Research Centre Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD63
Country
GB
Locality
Helsby
Postal Code
WA6 0AR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Spring Lodge, 172 Chester Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PWHC-1765-ZWWW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
13 Nov 2025, 00:00
Title
Cement Kilns Destruction Efficiency of Persistent Substances
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
13 Nov 2025, 00:00

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

Value

Amount
449,180.25
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
539,016.3

Documents

Entry 1
Id
073381-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
13 Nov 2025, 09:19

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWHC-1765-ZWWW
Name
Water Research Centre

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
26 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Starts
26 Nov 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
24 Nov 2025, 23:59
Award 2
Id
2
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-PWHC-1765-ZWWW
Name
Water Research Centre Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Title
Cement Kilns Destruction Efficiency of Persistent Substances
Status
active
Award ID
2
Date Signed
26 Nov 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
449,180.25
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
539,016.3

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Starts
27 Nov 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078384-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
1 Dec 2025, 10:39

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.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05860b-2025-12-01T10:39:46ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·