# Monitoring groundwater microbial communities \(operational practice\)

> 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: [UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology \(UKCEH\)](/suppliers/uk-centre-for-ecology-hydrology-ukceh/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £92,778
- Tender value: £92,778
- Award date: 10 November 2025
- Published: 12 November 2025
- Contract start: 17 November 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 7e80c71e-6e34-47ea-b7bb-a4e84f018b43-871904
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d89d1b6b-c504-4682-a71f-a0cc8a8725d7

## Description

The ultimate purpose of this work is to establish a reliable and efficient protocol for eDNA collection and analysis of microbes contributing to the broader understanding of groundwater ecosystems\. Contract awarded by Defra\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e80c71e-6e34-47ea-b7bb-a4e84f018b43-871904)