Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c26-1458-7116-9fc9-7b91d8451bed/environment-agency-monitoring-at-shale-gas-sites-developing-environmental-qua closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Environment Agency - Monitoring at shale-gas sites: developing environmental quality baselines [Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs) Estimated value £25,000 to £45,000 Published 20 Jul 2018 Deadline Closed 10 Aug 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - 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 This is an Environment Agency research project where the successful contractor will take existing monitoring data and use these to determine the baselines at two shale-gas sites. The contractor will not be required to undertake any monitoring but will use the data available from third parties (including BGS). These baselines will be used by the successful contractor to identify "indicator levels" or criteria above which any observed concentrations of a particular substance are not consistent with the initial baseline. The work will also provide evidence for when changes in monitored concentrations may simply be due to normal variation. The monitoring data will cover air, surface water and groundwater. If hydraulic fracturing takes place during the lifetime of the project, the successful contractor will compare monitoring data (obtained by others) during hydraulic fracturing with the baseline. The successful contractor will provide recommendations on the best practice methods for undertaking the collection and analysis of pre-operational, and later operational, monitoring data that can be applied at other shale-gas sites. Additional information: Suppliers must provide all the information required by the document 'SC170018 Request for Quotation'. This information must be send by e-mail to the following address: . The complete information must arrive before 12:00 on Friday 10 August 2018. 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