Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c7d-15e4-7319-a5d8-9d6a028675b1/persistent-organic-pollutants-in-separated-weee-plastics awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Persistent Organic Pollutants in Separated WEEE Plastics [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal) Often single bidder Estimated value £80,000 Published 10 Aug 2021 Deadline Closed 9 Sept 2021 ## 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 Brominated flame-retardants (BFRs) are often present in plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). These include persistent organic pollutants (POPs) like polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE's). These are comprised of multiple components such as decabrominated diphenyl ether (decaBDE) (CAS 1163-19-5). Plastics, containing brominated flame retardants, are separated from other plastics at a small number (5-10) of waste treatment facilities to generate high bromine fractions and low bromine fractions. The key objectives of this project are to sample and analyse the high and low bromine plastic fractions at each waste treatment facility to: - Provide a consistent picture of their current separation performance to inform the UK position in negotiations on revised low POP content limits for POP PBDE's. - Produce an estimate of the quantity of brominated POP PBDE's in each fraction from each site annually - Present/Develop a consistent sampling and analytical methodology for the sector to use for future process monitoring ## CPV classification Environmental services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/bd7890c5-7b36-4d34-a6ce-09a0ee83ba59) 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. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Defra Network eTendering Portal: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal) [Sector More Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental) ## More tenders like this [SHWD Cleaning · South Hams District Council · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1e5c-7112-a772-bb30d175a2ae/shwd-cleaning) [Pest Control Services · Yorkshire Housing Limited · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1ecb-72eb-99a2-28725729b3f4/pest-control-services) [Pest Control Services Concession 2027-30 (FH2610191) · The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-44f9-7309-afae-daba3a678a46/pest-control-services-concession-2027-30-fh2610191) [Invitation to Tender Window Cleaning Services - Wirral · Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-cf1d-702b-9ffd-93cfa91d3c7c/invitation-to-tender-window-cleaning-services-wirral) [Refuse transport services – Odbiór odpadów komunalnych z terenu miasta Maków Mazowiecki · Miasto Maków Mazowiecki · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3f12-7325-9c2f-18eb44993615/poland-refuse-transport-services-odbior-odpadow-komunalnych-z-terenu-miasta) [Cleaning services – Úklidové služby pro budovy JP · České vysoké učení technické v Praze · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4b75-72e0-8073-c7b65b5d95d9/czechia-cleaning-services-uklidove-sluzby-pro-budovy-jp)