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    ContractsMicroplastics as Radionuclide Transport Vectors in UK Water Systems
    Awarded contract

    Microplastics as Radionuclide Transport Vectors in UK Water Systems

    Awarded
    £114.7k
    Published 24 Jul 2026

    Research project examining the role of microplastics in carrying radioactive substances through UK water systems under worst-case accumulation scenarios.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 24 Jul 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £114.7k
    Published 24 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £114,669
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • UP
      UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    24 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Environment Agency self-service direct award opportunity. This project investigates how microplastics transport radionuclides through UK aqueous environments. The research will examine worst-case scenarios for radionuclide accumulation on microplastics in natural UK waters, helping to understand potential environmental and public health risks. Suppliers should have expertise in microplastic analysis, radionuclide behavior, aquatic environmental science, or related disciplines.

    Track record

    40 awards · 20 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, ENVIRONMENT AGENCY has awarded 40 contracts to 20 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. WSP UK LIMITED8× · 20%
    2. Jeremy Benn Associates Limited (t/a JBA Consulting)4× · 10%
    3. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology4× · 10%
    4. WATER RESEARCH CENTRE LIMITED4× · 10%
    5. Zoological Society of London2× · 5%
    6. EUNOMIA RESEARCH & CONSULTING LIMITED2× · 5%

    +14 more suppliers

    Across research innovation, the most active winners are IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED, WSP UK LIMITED, IFF RESEARCH LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06d39a

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