CBRN and Hazmat Incident Support Services

Descriptions

Defra currently has a contingency framework in place to provide expert services in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear contamination (CBRN) incident, when external contractor support is required to supplement internal resource capability. The Environment Agency has a similar provision for managing hazardous materials (Hazmat) to support their incident response and regulatory activities. Planning has started to consider how best to replace these frameworks when they expire in October 2021. The authority wishes to undertake a market engagement exercise to better understand the market for these services and what capacity/capability the market can offer. A market questionnaire has been developed to assist Defra in developing the scope and format of future service requirements to develop a procurement strategy. Interested suppliers are invited to download the questionnaire from https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk/ for completion by the stated deadline.