Award

Compliance Reporting

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

17 Apr 2026 at 07:53

Tender

23 Jan 2026 at 13:28

PlanningUpdate

27 May 2025 at 09:22

Planning

27 May 2025 at 09:20

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has recently awarded the "Compliance Reporting" contract to Air Quality Consultants Ltd for services related to the UK's air quality standards reporting. Located at Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, Defra operates within the central government framework and aims to address environmental concerns through statutory limit compliance reporting. This award stage follows a competitive flexible procurement procedure initiated in 2026 with a contract period from 1st May 2026 to 30th April 2028, potentially extendable for an additional year. The project involves air quality evidence coordination, with data derived from national monitoring networks and Defra's models. Critical dates include the contract commencement on 1st May 2026 and the final signature scheduled for 30th April 2026.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in air quality management and environmental services. Companies with proven expertise in managing complex datasets, air quality data interpretation, and modern data delivery mechanisms will find this contract particularly beneficial. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and data service providers capable of fulfilling strict reporting schemata and statutory data flows can leverage this contract to grow and establish themselves within the government sector. As the service delivery involves collaboration with various authorities and scientific bodies, firms with strong networking and data engineering skills will be well-positioned to succeed. With the emphasis on compliance reporting and data management, businesses with a focus on environmental data services are ideally suited to such requirements.

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Notice Title

Compliance Reporting

Notice Description

This contract delivers the UK's statutory reporting against The Air Quality Standards Regulations (2010) and retained EU law. The UK is required to collect, manage, and report air quality data to demonstrate compliance with statutory limit values, target values, long term objectives and critical levels set for the protection of human health and ecosystems. This contract involves the coordination of air quality evidence (including measurements from the national monitoring networks and modelled data from Defra's model(s) (produced under The Modelling Ambient Air Quality (MAAQ) contract) into official dataflows for statutory reporting, accessible files for public consumption and into a formal annual compliance report.

Planning Information

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will be inviting proposals to provide the Management of ‘Air Quality’ Data and the Formal Reporting of Air Quality for the ‘Data Management and Compliance Reporting’ contract. This project will be split into two lots, the primary purpose of Lot 1 is to collect, process and store air quality monitoring data from the national monitoring networks, to aggregate this data and calculate statistics, and to make this data available to various parties. The purpose of Lot 2 is to deliver formal reporting against the Air Quality Standards Regulations (2010) and to produce accessible summaries and technical reports of compliance against UK limit values, target values and long-term objectives. This requires producing XML dataflows that adhere to a strict reporting schema. Data is also reported to the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme. A draft specification for this opportunity can be requested via email to dgc-laww-buyer@defra.gov.uk inbox by referencing this opportunity. Depending on interest received, Defra will hold an online Market Engagement Online Event on the week commencing 30th June 2025 to discuss any technical elements of this project. Please register your interest for this event no later than 20th June 2025. The Authority may contact you to confirm your interest and to discuss your capability to fulfil this requirement. In order to understand the markets appetite and ability to resource and bid for this work, we are requesting you respond to this notice to confirm if you are interested in bidding for this work and that you can meet the requirements outlined above. Please confirm your interest in bidding for this opportunity and/or attending the Market Engagement Online Event by emailing dgc-laww-buyer@defra.gov.uk no later than 3pm on 20th June 2025. It should also be noted that this notice invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this exercise only. It is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process, and is NOT a call for competition.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0526a7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034952-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£236,317 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Apr 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
20 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
20 Jun 2025Expired
Award Date
12 Apr 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Additional Buyers

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AIR QUALITY CONSULTANTS

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