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ES RDE 092 - Health Impacts of Prolonged Air Pollution Episodes in the UK

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

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07 Sep 2026 at 16:22

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs commissioned a health impact assessment of severe and prolonged poor air-quality episodes in the UK. The work is intended to quantify the likely human welfare impacts of such episodes, replacing earlier Defra analysis with the latest epidemiological evidence and improved understanding of short-term exposure effects and how air-pollution episodes develop. This is a research and development and related consultancy service. The work covers the UK and is for Defra as the central government buyer. The requirement is suited to organisations combining air-quality expertise with public-health, epidemiological and quantitative assessment skills, particularly those able to translate evidence on exposure into estimates of human welfare impacts.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a non-competitive Defra self-service direct award under a framework, using a selective below-threshold route. Air Quality Consultants Ltd was selected for the single lot. The award was made on 26 August 2026 and the contract was signed on that date. The contract runs from 7 September 2026 to 18 December 2026. Its value is £63,037.50 excluding VAT, or £75,645 including VAT. The resulting contract is active. The process was not competitive, so the outcome reflects a direct framework award rather than an open competition. The requirement was evaluated and awarded as a research and consultancy service for the specified health-impact assessment.

For a supplier assessing future work from Defra, this award demonstrates demand for specialist analysis at the intersection of air quality, epidemiology, public health and economics or welfare assessment. A credible competitor would need to understand short-term exposure to air pollution, severe and prolonged pollution episodes, and the epidemiological evidence linking exposure to health effects. It would also need the analytical capability to model or quantify human welfare impacts and present defensible results for a central-government policy audience. Experience updating established government analysis with newer evidence and methods would be relevant, as would the capacity to deliver a focused research consultancy assignment to a defined timetable. The awarded supplier’s profile also shows that an SME can undertake this type of specialist requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ES RDE 092 - Health Impacts of Prolonged Air Pollution Episodes in the UK

Notice Description

Defra Self-Service Direct Award. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is seeking to commission a health impact assessment (HIA) to quantify the likely human welfare impacts associated with a severe and prolonged poor air quality episode. This work will supersede previous analysis commissioned by Defra, incorporating the latest epidemiological evidence and advances in understanding of short-term exposure effects and air pollution episode structure.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f3dd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084577-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£63,037 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Sep 2026 - 18 Dec 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & 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
Postcode Area
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

Further Information

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