Tender Results of Office For Environmental Protection

INS309-02 Developing a fitness test for industry resilience to water scarcity and the implications-The Supplier shall develop a methodology which can be applied in England which considers the readiness of key sectors and industries to water scarcity and drought, and how likely implementation plans or a lack them, pose a risk to the natural environment. The supplier is not required to implement the methodology developed but it must be sufficiently detailed so that it can applied at a later date.

CRO309-01 A scoping review of effectiveness of agricultural diffuse pollution regs. in Eng. & NI-The overarching aim of this project is to support the OEP in developing an independent view of the effectiveness of three regulations relating to agricultural diffuse pollution, namely: Reduction and Prevention of Agricultural Diffuse Pollution (England) Regulations 2018, commonly known as the Farming Rules for Water (FRfW); Nitrate Pollutions Prevention Regulations 2015; and Storing Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oils (England) Regulations 2010. This will be achieved through d...

COS403-01 Understanding stakeholders perceptions of the OEP and its impact-The objectives of this work are to: Understand how the OEP is perceived by its stakeholders; and identify opportunities for increasing the impact of the OEP's work. These objectives will be achieved through delivery of the following project elements, as described further in Section 5: Stakeholder survey Stakeholder interviews Opportunities for impact Reporting

INS307-12 Monitoring progress in expenditure towards biodiversity targets-The overarching objective of this work is to provide the OEP with the capability to monitor the delivery expenditure of actions in the annual reporting period. The OEP intends to apply the outputs of this research to inform its reporting on Government's progress in delivering its Environmental Improvement Plan and achieving Environment Act 2021 targets. Our main focus in this particular project is on contribution to the Environment Act 2021 biodiversity, woodland and marine targets. A parti...

INS309-01 review environmental standards for aquatic ecological impacts from nutrient pollution Eng-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 quali...

INS309-01 review environmental standards for aquatic ecological impacts from nutrient pollution Eng-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 quali...

INS301-02 NI Nutrients - Divergence on Nutrients between NI and RoI-To support the OEP in reaching a position on the issues, risks and opportunities posed by actual or potential regulatory divergence on environmental protection in Northern Ireland. Having set out the wider background, we then require a more detailed assessment of the issues that any such regulatory divergence could have for nutrient management in Northern Ireland. 3.2 This objective will be achieved through review and explanation of the following areas, as described further in section 5: A...

INS301-04 Review the Application of Environmental Assessments in the Management of Nutrients in NI-3.1To carry out a review of the application of environmental assessments in the management of nutrient inputs to the environment in Northern Ireland. 3.2This objective will be achieved through review and critical appraisal of the following areas, as described further in Section 5: a.Evaluate the degree to which the environmental assessments carried out for the Nutrient Action Programme (NAP) and Future Agricultural Policy (FAP) are appropriate in the context of the risks posed to the envir...

COS416-01 HR Software & Managed Payroll-The objective of this procurement is to provide the OEP with an integrated system comprising: • a user-friendly, flexible, web hosted HR software solution that supports all OEP staff and roles throughout the end-to-end HR lifecycle. • a fully-managed payroll service that ensures all OEP staff are paid accurately and on-time, with minimal intervention needed from the OEP HR and finance teams. THIS PROCUREMENT HAS CONCLUDED AND THE CONTRACT AWARDED

INS301-01 Evaluation of the Northern Ireland Wastewater System-To carry out an assessment of the discharges from sewage and industrial Waste Water Systems in Northern Ireland in order to identify which component of the system posed the biggest threat to aquatic ecosystems This objective will be achieved through review and critical appraisal of the following areas, as described further in the Invitation to Tender: - To map out the wastewater systems in Northern Ireland to inform the identification of relevant data and information needed to deliver this...