# Consultancy services to understand the sources contributing to micro plastic contamination of rivers in Greater Manchester

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](/buyers/greater-manchester-combined-authority/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £100,000
- Published: 3 March 2020
- Planned start: 1 May 2020
- Planned end: 30 April 2022
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 219d41ae-feac-4138-8432-98b8525b2bfe-347531
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-511e8ea3-532e-4318-9595-63a874786284

## Description

This project is being jointly commissioned by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority \(GMCA\), the Environment Agency and United Utilities \(the "project partners"\) as part of the Natural Course EU LIFE Integrated Project, LIFE14 IPE/UK/027\. External capacity and expertise are sought to quantify levels of micro-plastic contamination on the bed of a representative river within Greater Manchester\. This includes a particular focus on the stretches immediately up and downstream of potential inputs so that the project partners and others can better understand, and potentially begin to manage, micro-plastic contamination\. Further details can be found in the chest https://www\.the-chest\.org\.uk\.

## Related contract awards

- [GMCA 1263 Estates Asset Database](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5bf49f01-0019-4b34-a45c-6335e7b69a48): THE GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
- [TDC - Feasibility Study \(PM & QS support\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-658bda3e-d6de-4447-a01b-b6557daded94): THE GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
- [10 Year Growth Plan - Consultancy Support 3](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-06e7f749-9042-4ebd-8523-a604106ee537): THE GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/219d41ae-feac-4138-8432-98b8525b2bfe-347531)