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# Independent Monitoring of Radioactivity in Effluent Samples

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-monitoring-of-radioactivity-in-effluent-samples-ocds-h6vhtk-03534e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: "Independent Monitoring of Radioactivity in Effluent Samples". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: defra.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-gov-d7)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 September 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03534e`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-monitoring-of-radioactivity-in-effluent-samples-ocds-h6vhtk-03534e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [defra.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdefra.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-monitoring-of-radioactivity-in-effluent-samples-ocds-h6vhtk-03534e#participate

## Description
In support of its regulatory role under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 (EPR 16), the Environment Agency carries out a programme of independent analysis of radioactive effluents from industrial premises (mainly nuclear licensed sites) in England and Wales. The programme is mainly focused on liquid effluent discharges, although there is a smaller amount of work associated with gaseous effluent discharges. This programme is managed by the Environment Agency's Reactor Assessment and Radiological Monitoring Team and the results are used in comparison with Operator data to ensure analytical standards are maintained.
The overall objective of the Independent Effluent Monitoring Programme is as follows:
To provide assurance, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the major discharges of liquid radioactive effluent to inland and coastal waters and sewers, which are declared by operators, are a true measure of the actual discharges within the 95% confidence limits of the sampling and analytical error.
Nuclear sites which are authorised by the Environment Agency under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 (EPR 16) to discharge radioactive effluents (liquids and gaseous) are subject to requirements to carry out their own programme of self-monitoring as stipulated by the Environment Agency under the terms of their permit In order to provide assurances that operator self-monitoring arrangements are satisfactory, the Environment Agency carries out (via Contractors) a certain amount of independent check monitoring.
The Independent Effluent Monitoring Programme includes a schedule of effluent samples and analyses/determinands for each nuclear site. These schedules match with (or are a sub-set of) the sampling/analytical schedules carried out by the operator as part of their self-monitoring programmes.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The overall objective of the Independent Effluent Monitoring Programme is as follows:
To provide assurance, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the major discharges of liquid radioactive effluent to inland and coastal waters and sewers, which a...

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019622-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-19T08:49:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T12:47:28.855Z
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