Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf4-f689-7224-9d38-a6a77cd691ce/demonstration-test-catchment-phase-2 awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Demonstration Test Catchment Phase 2 [Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs) Estimated value £1,000,000 to £2,000,000 Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 8 Dec 2014 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Defra is planning to extend the Demonstration Test Catchments (DTC) programme for 3 years to continue ongoing research on the catchment-scale mitigation of agricultural water pollution. DTC was commissioned in 2009 and established a nationally coordinated programme of work focused on four study catchments, which are broadly representative of land use and farming practice across England and Wales. These are the Eden (Cumbria), Wensum (Norfolk), Avon (Hampshire) and Tamar (Devon/Cornwall). The main priority of this tender is to identify suppliers capable of ensuring consistency from Phase 1 (2009-2015) to Phase 2 (2015-2017). It will take forward the ongoing research framework to support the evaluation of mitigation measures, which have been installed in the catchments through the ongoing DTC-Measures project, which runs from 2012 to 2017. The ongoing work must closely follow the methodologies and practices established in phase 1 to ensure continuity of data collection (see page 30 and appendix 2). It will take place within the established DTC study areas on the Eden, Wensum, and Avon and Tamar catchments. Because the work is taking place on commercial farms, the continuity of good working relationships with the farmers and other local stakeholders collaborating with DTC must be supported and maintained. In order to ensure that a coordinated approach will be taken nationally, a single contract will be awarded, which will require a consortium of research groups to cover the four DTC catchments whilst achieving a co-ordinated approach to delivering the contract. No compulsory legal structure of the consortium is required at this stage. Read full description ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/50ab0c06-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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