Notice Information
Notice Title
UK Hydrocarbons Monitoring Network 2025-2027
Notice Description
The networks consist of interdependent elements, split between an automatic and a non-automatic network.<br/>The Hydrocarbon Network Operator is responsible for the management of the network of air pollution monitoring sites throughout the UK for the measurement and assessment of Benzene and volatile organic compounds at automatic sites. The operator will be responsible for upkeep, collection, analysis QA/QC and transfer of data to contractors who have responsibility for wider dissemination of the data.<br/>The objective is to continue delivery and encompass new monitoring using automatic analysers that can measure additional hydrocarbons to align with changes to the pollution climate of the UK.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Monitoring contracts team within Survey, National Monitoring has been managing the UK Hydrocarbons Network contract on behalf of DEFRA since April 2016. This procurement is to replace the current contract which has been running for 6 years (1st September 2018 until 31st August 2023) with an additional 1-year extension until August 24, followed by an STA for 6 months ending 31/03/2025.
The networks consist of interdependent elements, split between an automatic and a non-automatic network.
The Hydrocarbon Network Operator is responsible for the management of the network of air pollution monitoring sites throughout the UK for the measurement and assessment of Benzene and volatile organic compounds at automatic sites. The operator will be responsible for upkeep, collection, analysis QA/QC and transfer of data to contractors who have responsibility for wider dissemination of the data.
The retender cost is for 4-year period which is a two-year contract with the option of extending for a further two years.
The objective is to continue delivery and encompass new monitoring using automatic analysers that can measure additional hydrocarbons to align with changes to the pollution climate of the UK.
Procurement Information
This is a genuine STA under Regulation 32 of PCR 2015 and complies with clause 9. <br/>Additional ground relevant to new works or services which repeat similar ones<br/>(9) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for new works and services consisting of the repetition of similar works or services entrusted to the economic operator to which the same contracting authority awarded an original contract, provided that such works or services are in conformity with a basic project for which the original contract was awarded following a procedure in accordance with regulation 26(1) and (2), 32(1) and (2).<br/>26.--(1) When awarding public contracts, contracting authorities shall apply procedures that conform to this Part.<br/>(2) Such contracts may be awarded only if a call for competition has been published in accordance with this Part F1..., except where regulation 32 permits contracting authorities to apply a negotiated procedure without prior publication.<br/>32.--(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:--<br/>(a)where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered [F1and that--<br/>(b)where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:-- (ii)competition is absent for technical reasons, but only, in the case of paragraphs (ii) and (iii), where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement;
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-044d01
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015510-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90731100 - Air quality management
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £5,060,026 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 23 May 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 5 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Defra Group Commercial
- Contact Email
- procurement@defra.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3459335577
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
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