# RDE787 - A review of microbial indicators of faecal contamination

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Water Research Centre Limited](/suppliers/water-research-centre/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £55,067
- Tender value: £55,067
- Award date: 28 April 2025
- Published: 9 May 2025
- Contract start: 1 May 2025
- Contract end: 6 December 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 65b17740-8fd9-4825-b357-07c1a6422c86-844554
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-905f3d8b-3d6d-4c2a-9b8a-60bb7ad5ccaf

## Description

RDE 5\.1 - This project aims to review microbial indicators of faecal contamination and other microbiological detection techniques in order to assess whether these could be employed to improve detection of faecal contamination and the speed of response to waterborne disease outbreaks in drinking water supplies, with a focus on the distribution system\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65b17740-8fd9-4825-b357-07c1a6422c86-844554)