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Provision of Air Quality Data Management Services to the Kent and Medway Air Quality Monitoring Network

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

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24 Jul 2026 at 11:13

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Award

05 Feb 2026 at 19:05

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TenderUpdate

19 Nov 2025 at 19:05

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Tender

23 Oct 2025 at 19:05

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Summary of the contracting process

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, on behalf of the Kent and Medway Air Quality Monitoring Network, procured air quality data management services and a dedicated web-based service. The network covers Kent local authorities, excluding Dartford and Sevenoaks Councils, Medway Unitary Council and Kent County Council. The work is an environmental engineering consultancy service supporting the collection, management and online provision of air quality data across Kent and Medway. The buyer is the borough council, while the service supports a partnership of local authorities and public bodies. The requirement is relevant to organisations providing air quality monitoring data systems, environmental data management, web-based reporting platforms or related environmental engineering consultancy services.

The procurement is complete and was run as a single-lot open procedure. The tender deadline was 10 December 2025 at 12:00, enquiries closed on 26 November 2025 at 12:00, and the award period ended on 16 February 2026. Four bids were received and one reached the final stage. The contract was awarded to RICARDO-AEA LIMITED on 5 February 2026 for £177,270.72 gross. The contract is active, signed on 1 April 2026, and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029, with four possible one-year extensions and a maximum end date of 31 March 2033. The tender's estimated gross value was £384,000. Evaluation used a 100% cost-to-quality ratio. Economic and technical selection criteria applied, with the supporting requirements set out in the procurement documents.

This award shows established public-sector demand for managed air quality data services across a multi-authority network in Kent and Medway. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to combine environmental engineering or air quality expertise with reliable data management, a dedicated web-based service and the ability to support several local-authority users under one operating model. The procurement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, although the final-stage participation came from a larger supplier rather than an SME or VCSE. Businesses with demonstrable technical capability, economic capacity, experience delivering environmental data services and the operational resilience to manage changing monitoring-instrument volumes would be well placed to compete when this requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Air Quality Data Management Services to the Kent and Medway Air Quality Monitoring Network

Notice Description

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council on behalf of the Kent and Medway Air Quality Monitoring Network (KMAQMN) are seeking to procure the service of air quality data management including the provision and management of a dedicated web-based service. This partnership includes Kent Local Authorities, (excluding Dartford & Sevenoaks Councils), Medway Unitary and Kent County Council.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: This contract will be for an initial 3-year terms with the option on 4 annual extensions. (3+1+1+1+1).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d2e4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070162-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£384,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£384,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£177,270 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£177,270 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Feb 20266 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Postcode
TN1 1RS
Postcode Area
Tonbridge
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ46 West Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ4 Kent, TLJ41 Medway
Local Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Electoral Ward
Park
Westminster Constituency
Tunbridge Wells

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RICARDO-AEA LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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