diff --git a/src/orca/services/synapse/ops.py b/src/orca/services/synapse/ops.py
index dce1d9a..d8886d9 100644
--- a/src/orca/services/synapse/ops.py
+++ b/src/orca/services/synapse/ops.py
@@ -42,3 +42,18 @@ def fs(self) -> SynapseFS:
             raise ConfigError(message)
 
         return SynapseFS(auth_token=auth_token)
+
+    def monitor_evaluation_queue(self, evaluation_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Monitor an evaluation queue in Synapse.
+
+        Args:
+            evaluation_id: The Synapse ID of the queue to monitor.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if there are "RECEIVED" submissions, False otherwise.
+        """
+        received_submissions = self.client.getSubmissionBundles(
+            evaluation_id, status="RECEIVED"
+        )
+        submissions_num = sum(1 for submission in received_submissions)
+        return submissions_num > 0
diff --git a/tests/services/synapse/conftest.py b/tests/services/synapse/conftest.py
index c4a04c7..8e96e18 100644
--- a/tests/services/synapse/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/services/synapse/conftest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,30 @@
 import pytest
 
+from orca.services.synapse import SynapseClientFactory, SynapseConfig, SynapseOps
+
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def syn_project_id():
     yield "syn51469029"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def config(patch_os_environ):
+    yield SynapseConfig("foo")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def client(config):
+    factory = SynapseClientFactory(config=config)
+    yield factory.create_client()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mocked_ops(config, client, mocker):
+    mocker.patch.object(SynapseOps, "client", return_value=client)
+    yield SynapseOps(config)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def ops(config):
+    yield SynapseOps(config)
diff --git a/tests/services/synapse/test_ops.py b/tests/services/synapse/test_ops.py
index 1067707..f446f59 100644
--- a/tests/services/synapse/test_ops.py
+++ b/tests/services/synapse/test_ops.py
@@ -10,3 +10,27 @@ def test_for_an_error_when_accessing_fs_without_credentials(
     ops = SynapseOps()
     with pytest.raises(ConfigError):
         ops.fs.listdir(syn_project_id)
+
+
+def test_monitor_evaluation_queue_returns_false_when_there_are_no_new_submissions(
+    mocker, mocked_ops
+):
+    mock = mocker.patch.object(
+        mocked_ops.client, "getSubmissionBundles", return_value=[]
+    )
+    result = mocked_ops.monitor_evaluation_queue("foo")
+    mock.assert_called_once_with("foo", status="RECEIVED")
+    assert result is False
+
+
+def test_monitor_evaluation_queue_returns_true_when_there_are_new_submissions(
+    mocker, mocked_ops
+):
+    mock = mocker.patch.object(
+        mocked_ops.client,
+        "getSubmissionBundles",
+        return_value=["submission_1", "submission_2"],
+    )
+    result = mocked_ops.monitor_evaluation_queue("foo")
+    mock.assert_called_once_with("foo", status="RECEIVED")
+    assert result