# Investigating Coupled Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical Processes in Bentonite Materials

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Radioactive Waste Management Ltd\.
- Contract winner: [British Geological Survey](/contract-winners/british-geological-survey/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £302,395
- Tender value: £400,000
- Award date: 1 March 2024
- Published: 1 March 2024
- Contract start: 4 March 2024
- Contract end: 3 April 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 05c7eb3b-fd35-4840-83d1-2d376c81acb7-728364
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dbc09edd-d41a-489c-ae48-9d062e316ac6

## Description

A contract has been awarded via the Business & Technical Services Marketplace Dynamic Purchasing System \(original OJEU TED ref\. 2019-S 228-559692\) to: Provide a detailed programme of work for high-salinity environments by understanding bentonite swelling pressure & hydraulic conductivity across a range of dry densities \(1000-1900kg/m3\) in DI water & 0\.5m, 3m & 6m NaCl \(solubility limit dependant\)\.

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- [Contract Award Notice](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-51cd8a31-e14b-4e20-971d-8da5777cb24f): DESNZ

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05c7eb3b-fd35-4840-83d1-2d376c81acb7-728364)