Buyer	Office for Environmental Protection — not a council we hold
Supplier	Atkins Realis

Objectives The overarching aim of this project is to provide the OEP with an initial understanding of whether existing nutrient environmental quality standards underpinning the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017, reflect best available evidence. This will be achieved through the following objectives: undertake a Quick Scoping Review1 of research and evidence on the of environmental quality standards. Complete interviews with water quality expert practitioners and researchers. provide the OEP with a searchable database that can be used to quickly summarise the nature of the evidence base in a given area and can inform more detailed synthesis and systematic evidence reviews; provide options for systematic evidence reviews and assessments for the OEP to consider. Additional information: Awarded vis DPS Research & Insights (CCS RM6126)

Runs	20 Dec 2024 to 27 Jun 2025
OCID	ocds-b5fd17-82e5b348-2496-4a33-913d-a329c8f146c3
Notice	Read it on Contracts Finder

Figures are as published An award value in OCDS may be a framework ceiling rather than a sum anyone expects to spend, so a large figure here is not evidence of a large purchase.